Using traditional ecological knowledge to prospect the distribution of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus (Sirenia: Trichechidae) in the states of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorChoi-Lima, Katherine F.
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Thais M.
dc.contributor.authorDe Meirelles, Ana Carolina O.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Cristine P.N.
dc.contributor.authorDa Costa, Thiago E.B.
dc.contributor.authorAbessa, Denis M. de S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Ceará (LABOMAR-UFC)
dc.contributor.institutionAssociação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquaticos - AQUASIS
dc.contributor.institutionDept. de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T16:54:08Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T16:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe Antillean manatee occurred along 3,000 km of Brazilian coastline. However, an approximately 1,100 km decrease in its distribution has been registered. This study sought to update the information on the distribution of the Antillean manatee based on traditional ecological knowledge between Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte States, Brazil. A total of 678 interviews were conducted. The question used to define manatee distribution was When was the last time you saw a manatee in your community? The responses allowed for the areas to be ranked into: Current, Recent, Historical, and Non-Occurrence. Based on the responses given, we have determined the current species distribution area to be between the municipalities of Aracati and Touros. Results confirmed previous occurrence of manatee along the Rio Grande do Norte coast, but in the municipalities of Fortim and Beberibe in Ceará, the interviewees have not seen the species in recent years. Results suggest that the distribution of this species along the eastern coast of Ceará may be decreasing and becoming fragmented. Thus, it is important to make efforts to confirm species distribution in the region, as well as to estimate population size and to understand the biology and ecology of the species.en
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Ciências do Mar Universidade Federal do Ceará (LABOMAR-UFC), Av. da Abolição, 3207
dc.description.affiliationAssociação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquaticos - AQUASIS, Av. José Alencar, 150
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Monitoramento de Biota Marinha Projeto Cetáceos da Costa Branca Dept. de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Rua Almino Afonso, 478
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Campus Universitário, Caixa Postal 1511
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique s/n
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique s/n
dc.format.extent234-247
dc.identifier.citationPan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, v. 12, n. 3, p. 234-247, 2017.
dc.identifier.issn1809-9009
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85049216241
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/171152
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,176
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectConservation evaluation
dc.subjectEndangered species
dc.subjectEstuary
dc.subjectMammals
dc.subjectMangrove
dc.titleUsing traditional ecological knowledge to prospect the distribution of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus (Sirenia: Trichechidae) in the states of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazilen
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