Dietary changes over time in a Caiçara community from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Ecology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  MacCord, Priscila L ^a   Begossi, Alpina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal protein; Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Cai ara; Dietary change; Fish consumption; Food delocalization; Niche breadth; Social ecological resilience

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INCOME; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NICHE BREADTH; RURAL AREA;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846097666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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