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Ocorrências de mamíferos aquáticos no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Attademo, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer; Nascimento, João Luiz Xavier do; Sousa, Glaucia Pereira de; Borges, João Carlos GomesAquatic mammals occur throughout the Brazil territory. However, until now there are no descriptions of the species that occur in the coast of Pernambuco State. Stranding assistance is an important tool for the record of aquatic mammal species and for obtaining information about populations and their respective threats. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, diversity and distribution of aquatic mammals in...
Determinação de um índice de sustentabilidade no estuário do rio Vaza- Barris, ...
Foppel, Ernesto Frederico da CostaFundação de Apoio a Pesquisa e à Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe - FAPITEC/SE; Worldwide, marine and coastal fisheries are experiencing declining catches as the result of both natural and anthropogenic processes. The use of inadequate fishery techniques, overfishing, the disposal of solid waste, contamination of the water, and poor administration by public agencies all contribute to the decline in nat...
Ecologia do peixe-boi marinho (Trichechus manatus manatus) e seu relacionamento...
Foppel, Ernesto Frederico da CostaConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; The Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus, is the most endangered aquatic mammal in Brazil. Its current distribution in the country is restricted to the northern and northeastern coast, between the states of Amapá and Alagoas, with some discontinuities. A reintroduced manatee, known as Astro, has been living in Sergipe for more than ten year...
Twelve years of “Astro” in Sergipe State: in search of harmony between the mana...
Foppel, Ernesto Frederico da Costa; Ferrari, Stephen FrancisThe Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) is the most threatened aquatic mammal in Brazil. It was considered to be extinct in Sergipe until 1998, when a re-introduced animal (Astro) arrived. Given plans for the re-introduction of more animals, a survey was conducted of the waterside communities of the animal’s home range, on the southern coast of Sergipe. Between March and November, 2009, 27 people were interv...