Ecosystem services provided by armadillos

TF Rodrigues, AMB Mantellatto, M Superina… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Awareness of the natural ecological processes provided by organisms that benefit human
well‐being has significantly progressed towards the goal of making conservation a …

Socioecological vulnerability and the risk of zoonotic disease emergence in Brazil

GR Winck, RLG Raimundo, H Fernandes-Ferreira… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
In developing countries, outbreaks of zoonotic diseases (ZDs) result from intertwined
ecological, socioeconomic, and demographic processes that shape conditions for (i) …

Occurrence dynamics of mammals in protected tropical forests respond to human presence and activities

A Semper-Pascual, D Sheil, L Beaudrot… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Protected areas (PAs) play a vital role in wildlife conservation. Nonetheless there is concern
and uncertainty regarding how and at what spatial scales anthropogenic stressors influence …

Patterns of wildlife hunting and trade by local communities in eastern Amazonian floodplains

AB da Silva, PER Pereyra… - Ethnobiology and …, 2022 - ethnobioconservation.com
Local people living in the Amazon rainforest rely heavily on wild meat as a source of protein
and income. While the patterns and drivers of wildlife hunting and trade by local …

Indications of changes in hunting culture in the Central-South Region of Brazil in the last 25 years: a systematic literature review

CA Islas, LM Verdade, CS Seixas - Biota Neotropica, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Hunting has been banned in Brazil by a Federal Law (No. 5197), except in a few cases
where it has been regulated, for over 50 years now. Since then, the country suffered …

The role of religion, wealth, and livelihoods in the hunting practices of urban and rural inhabitants in Western Amazonia

MA Oliveira, HR El Bizri, TQ Morcatty, F Braga-Pereira… - Human Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Hunting by rural and urban populations is essential for securing access to protein and other
nutrients throughout the tropics. The hunting patterns of urban hunters in Amazonia, and the …

Traditional knowledge applied to hunting and breeding of the vulnerable Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) in the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive …

MA Oliveira… - Ethnobiology and …, 2022 - ethnobioconservation.com
Hunting is intensely practiced in the Amazon and is related to the survival of riverside
communities as a source of income and food. This study was conducted at Resex Cazumbá …

Cultivated manatee meat aiding Amazon biodiversity conservation: discussing a proposed model

AFS Abrahao, JPF Rufino, GG Reis, A Cabral - Conservation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cultivated meat (CM) is a disruptive technology that provides an alternative to animal
protein. In this context, the Amazon manatee (Trichechus inunguis) emerges as an important …

Diversity, Abundance, and Habitat Association of Medium and Large‐Sized Mammals in Tiski Waterfall, Awi Zone, Ethiopia

B Derebe, Y Derebe, M Kassaye - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The reliable data on faunal diversity, abundance, and habitat preference are essential for
proposing and establishing relevant conservation interventions. A survey was done from …

Spatiotemporal variation in hunting in a riverine indigenous community in the Amazon

BM Griffiths, T Gonzales, MP Gilmore - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Hunting is a critical source of food security and income for millions of people across the
Amazon Basin, but unsustainable hunting is one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss …