Dissertação (Mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico.
This paper gives a brief view of world ecotourism, discussing its environmental, economic and social impacts which enter into conflict with its own conceptual basis aimed at sustainable development. It discusses the potential of ecotourism as a generator of revenue and economic growth, benefiting the communities surrounding the Natural Protected Areas and allied with conservation of natural resources, provided ...
Monthly trips to Ratones Grande island (27º29'30"S and 48º36'42"W) were made from April 1995 to March 1996 to record amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal species. The island surface is of 194,180m², measuring 1,050 meters at its largest length and 280 meters at its widest part. It is located between the Island of Santa Catarina and the mainland. The secondary Atlantic Forest is its predominant vegetation. One a...
The biology of Didelphis marsupialis (Marsupialia, Mammalia) was observed at Ratones Grande Island. The study area is located in the State of Santa Catarina, souther Brazil. Predominant vegetarion is typical of Atlantic Forest. Surveys were done from April, 1995 through March, 1996. A total of 50 individuals were captured 87 times, in live traps and manually, and tatooed on the caudal base. Morphometric and rep...
The number and the patterns of spatio/temporal distribution of signs of Lutra longicaudis, such as spraint sites, spraints, anal gelic, footprints and scratchs, were studied on the lagoons of Conceição and Peri (Santa Catarina Island, SC, Brasil), between november/93 and october/94. A stretch of 1000m from the edge of both lagoons was delimited, divided in 20 sampling stations of 50m each, and observed monthly....