Moving toward sustainability in the local management of floodplain lake fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon

Human Organization

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-133

  de Castro, Fabio ^a   McGrath, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Community based management; Fishing; Lower Amazon

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; FISHERY REGULATION; FRESHWATER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL;

EID: 0041802872     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.62.2.9bkh58xeekj6bg0m     Document Type: Article

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