The use of GIS for the integration of traditional and scientific knowledge in supporting artisanal fisheries management in southern Brazil

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2071-2080

  De Freitas, Débora M ^a,b   Tagliani, Paulo Roberto A ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fisheries spatial planning; GIS database; Patos Lagoon Estuary

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HARVESTING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION USE; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SPATIAL PLANNING; GIS-DATABASE; LOCAL KNOWLEDGE; PATOS LAGOON ESTUARY; PATOS' LAGOON; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SOUTHERN BRAZIL; SPATIAL PLANNING;

FISHERIES;

ARCVIEW; ARTISANAL FISHERY; DATABASE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GIS; SPATIAL PLANNING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; FISHERY; FISHING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; PATOS LAGOON; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 63449083450     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.08.026     Document Type: Article

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