Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the mapping of benthic marine habitats

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 241-250

  Teixeira, João Batista ^a,b   Martins, Agnaldo Silva ^a   Pinheiro, Hudson Tercio ^a   Secchin, Nelio Augusto ^a   Leão de Moura, Rodrigo ^b,c   Bastos, Alex Cardoso ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Marine Protected Areas; Participatory Geography Information Systems; Seabed mapping; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISHERIES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; SONAR; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; PARTICIPATORY GEOGRAPHY INFORMATION SYSTEM; PLANNING STAGES; SEABED MAPPING; SIDE SCAN SONAR; TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

DECISION MAKING;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; GIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SIDESCAN SONAR; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BRAZIL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISHING; HABITAT; KNOWLEDGE; OCEANOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84871780401     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.020     Document Type: Article

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