Molluscs in the marine curio and souvenir trade in NE Brazil: Species composition and implications for their conservation and management

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2393-2405

  Dias, Thelma L P ^a   Neto, Nivaldo A Leo ^a   Alves, Rômulo R N ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian endemic species; Eustrombus goliath; Marine curiosities; Marine gastropods; Voluta ebraea

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRAFT PRODUCTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HARVESTING; MOLLUSC; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CASSIS TUBEROSA; CONIDAE; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; MONETARIA MONETA; STROMBIDAE; TURBINELLA; VENERIDAE;

EID: 79952757665     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-9991-5     Document Type: Article

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