What can be learned from fishers? An integrated survey of fishers' local ecological knowledge and bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) biology on the Brazilian coast

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 637, Issue , 2010, Pages 3-18

  Silvano, Renato Azevedo Matias ^a,c   Begossi, Alpina ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Capesca PREAC   (Brazil)

^c Fisheries and Food Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish conservation; Fish diet; Fish reproduction; Fisheries; Fishery management; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS; BRAZILIAN COAST; CO-MANAGEMENT; FISH DIET; FISH DIETS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE DATA; LOCAL CONDITIONS; LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS; PREDATION; SOUTH-TO-NORTH;

BIOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; FISH; FISHERIES; LANDFORMS; NUTRITION; SURVEYS;

MEATS;

COMANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIET; FISH BIOLOGY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION; PERCID; PREDATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REPRODUCTION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BRAZIL;

CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENGRAULIDAE; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 74249121904     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9979-2     Document Type: Article

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