Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide. In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species. Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis. Our results showed that at
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Wild Animals Used as Food Medicine in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The connection between eating and healing is common in traditional folk medical systems, and the multiple possibilities resulting from the combination of biodiversity and culture confer a wealth and complexity in terms of knowledge of the flora and fauna as to their potential as food medicine.
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Capture fishery in northern Todos os Santos Bay, tropical southwestern Atlantic, Brazil [PDF]
, 2011 Information on marine and estuarine capture fishery activity in northern Todos os Santos Bay, northeastern Brazil, based on daily data collected between September 2003 and June 2005 is presented.
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Ichthyofauna Used in Traditional Medicine in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Fish represent the group of vertebrates with the largest number of species and the largest geographic distribution; they are also used in different ways by modern civilizations. The goal of this study was to compile the current knowledge on the use of ichthyofauna in zootherapeutic practices in Brazil, including ecological and conservational commentary
Ana Carla Asfora El-Deir +9 more
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Mangrove oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae) (Guilding, 1928) farming areas as artificial reefs for fish: A case study in the State of Ceará, Brazil [PDF]
, 2006 Um tipo de plataforma, conhecido como mesas, estão sendo utilizadas para o cultivo de ostras. Em Fortim, Ceará, este cultivo teve início em junho de 2000 e abrange uma área total de 50m² sobre um substrato argilo-arenoso.
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Peixes ósseos (Teleostei) capturados pela pesca de pequena escala na costa centro-sul de São Paulo, Sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
, 2014 Small-scale fisheries have a great socioeconomic importance in Brazil. Different regional characteristics along the coast, mostly related to landing sites, equipment used, and targeted species, renders its assessment and monitoring difficult.
Gadig, Otto Bismarck Fazzano +3 more
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Estrutura populacional de Sphoeroides greeleyi e Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) no complexo estuarino de Paranaguá, Paraná [PDF]
, 2006 Orientador: Luis Fernando FavaroMonografia (Bacharelado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciencias Biológicas.
Ventura, Augusto de Oliveira Brunow
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Se analizan los cambios producidos por el huracán Isidoro en la repartición de los recursos alimenticios de tres especies de peces de la familia Tetraodontidae (Sphoeroides nephelus, S.
Sonia Eugenia Palacios-Sánchez +1 more
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Spatial distribution of juvenile fish species in nursery grounds of a tropical coastal area of the south-western Atlantic [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2018 Background. Assessing patterns in habitat utilization and changes in the composition of biont assemblages is a key tool for efficient ecosystem conservation planning and management.
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