Caatinga revisited: ecology and conservation of an important seasonal dry forest. [PDF]
ScientificWorldJournal, 2012 Besides its extreme climate conditions, the Caatinga (a type of tropical seasonal forest) hosts an impressive faunal and floristic biodiversity. In the last 50 years there has been a considerable increase in the number of studies in the area. Here we aimed to present a review of these studies, focusing on four main fields: vertebrate ecology, plant ...
de Albuquerque UP +20 more
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Rooted in the Mangrove Landscape: Children and their Ethnoichthyological Knowledge as Sentinels for Biodiversity Loss in Northern Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
Ethnobiology Letters, 2023 Biomonitoring fish species losses in data-deficient estuaries of West Africa can be facilitated by consulting small-scale fishermen as on-the-spot sentinels.
Keleman, Pieter-Jan +2 more
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Ethnoecology and ethnomedicinal use of fish among the Bakwele of southeastern Cameroon
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2016 Ethnoichthyology is a branch of ethnobiology that explores the relationships between humans and fish, including local ecological knowledge about ichtyofauna, capture processes and utilization of the catches.
Takanori Oishi
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Confirmation of sexual dimorphism in Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847) (Erythrinidae: Characiformes) proposed by local expertise in Amapá, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyFishes may show sexual dimorphism according to their reproductive strategies. In some species, this differentiation is already well known. However, with the findings obtained from recent studies, the number of species for which sex can be determined ...
CS Gama
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Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2011 Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology. Historically, ethnozoological publications grew out of studies undertaken in
Alves RR, Souto WM.
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Ethnotaxonomical considerations and usage of ichthyofauna in a fishing community in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2013 Background Artisanal fishery is one of the most important economic activities for human populations living in coastal areas. The traditional knowledge that fishermen have of fishes is of utmost importance for the establishment of ...
Pinto MF, Mourão Jda S, Alves RR.
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Etnoictiologia dos pescadores artesanais da Resex Marinha Caeté- Taperaçu, Pará: aspectos relacionados com etologia, usos de hábitat e migração de peixes da família Sciaenidae [PDF]
, 2012 The purpose of this study was to describe the traditionalknowledge of fishermen regarding the behaviour, habitat use and migration of fishes from the Sciaenidae in the villages ofPescadores and Bonifacio (Ajuruteua – Pará).
Barboza, Roberta Sá Leitão +1 more
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Fish-based remedies in Spanish ethnomedicine: a review from a historical perspective. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2014 Antecedentes: Una base de pescado terapéutico está basada principalmente en un uso dietético, pero estos vertebrados también se han empleado en el tratamiento de las enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias, durante el embarazo, parto, puerperio y para ...
Vallejo JR, González JA.
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Riverine fishers' knowledge of extreme climatic events in the Brazilian Amazonia. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2016 Camacho Guerreiro AI +2 more
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