Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: Contributions to research, conservation, and management

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-147

  Silvano, Renato A M ^a,d   Begossi, Alpina ^b,c,d  

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

^b UNIVERSIDADE SANTA CECÍLIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d Santa Cecilia University UNISANTA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethnobiology; Fish behavior; Fish ecology; Human ecology; Small scale fisheries

Indexed keywords

CARANX LATUS; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; PISCES; SERIOLA;

EID: 84859307259     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252012000100013     Document Type: Article

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