In many parts of the world, there is increasing interest among scientists, managers, and
communities in merging long-enduring customary practices such as taboos that limit …

Studies investigating the local ecological knowledge (LEK) held by fishermen about the
fishing resources have indicated that fishermen's LEK may have the potential to improve …

Caiçaras are inhabitants of the Atlantic Forest coast in SE Brazil. We studied the uses of
plants by five Caiçara communities and compared medicinal plant citations by informants in …

This study focuses on knowledge of medicinal plants among the Caiçaras (rural inhabitants
of the Atlantic Forest coast, Brazil). In particular, we examine the use of medicinal plants …

Caiçaras are native inhabitants of the Atlantic coast on southeastern Brazil, whose
subsistence is based especially on agriculture and artisanal fishing. Because of their …

Issues of sustainability and increased competition over coastal resources are changing
practices of resource management. Societal concerns about environmental degradation and …

We analyzed fishermen's local ecological knowledge (LEK) about the feeding habits, trophic
interactions, habitats, fishing grounds, migration, and reproduction of nine coastal fishes in …

A caracterização, na literatura, das comunidades caiçaras como pescadoras, tradicionais,
isoladas, auto-suficientes, primitivas e dotadas de um referencial marítimo é discutida com …

Most coastal degradation has been caused by anthropogenic actions, threatening the
ecosystem services (ESs) humans depend on. Marine protected areas are a solution to …

Fishermen's local knowledge of fishing resources may be an important source of information
to improve artisanal tropical fisheries management, such as those found in Brazil, where …