scholarly journals Crenças associadas a serpentes no estado do Ceará, Nordeste do Brasil

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira ◽  
Rono Lima Cruz ◽  
Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa ◽  
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
Snake Bites ◽  
Local Differentiation ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Semi Arid

Snakes, since the dawn of humanity, makepart of an amount of legendary histories and mythes of the whole world because of their true capability in increasing thepopular imaginary. In Brazil, in almost all areas, there is an abundant folklore about these animals. An ethnographic surveyabout the beliefs and the respective scientific considerations involving snakes in Ceará State, northeastern Brazil, werecarried out between 2008 and 2010. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with selected ‘local experts’ in themunicipalities of Aratuba, Pacoti and Mulungu (mountain region); Itapajé, Irauçuba and Tururu (semi-arid region) and SãoGonçalo do Amarante and Caucaia (coastal area). In the study areas, there is a local differentiation between ‘snakes withand without venom’, although even the majority of snakes considered venomous by the locals are not lethal to humans.The interviewees indicated a preference in the use of snake anti-venum in case of snake bites, however, they alsoconsidered that home remedies were effective. For certain specific snakes, we described the folklore characterized byassimilation of morphological, physiological and ecological features, the majority of which are not corroborated by thezoological literature. This is probably because the sense of fear makes it difficult to promote folklore in a manner that ismore consistent with scientific knowledge. The conflicting relationship between humans and snakes has led to a commonlaw justification for the indiscriminate hunting of these animals causing serious environmental and health problems thatcan only be addressed through public policies directed towards environmental education, and the prevention and treatmentof snakebites.

scholarly journals Knowledge management for the sustainable development of the semi-arid region in Northeastern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia Maria Pinto Brito ◽  
Naeldson Expedito Alves da Silva ◽  
Ahiram Brunni Cartaxo de Castro ◽  
Cristine Hermann Nodari ◽  
Arthur William Pereira da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Strategic Processes ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge management perception in managers of a public university in the Brazilian Northeastern Semiarid Region, especially their tactical and strategic processes to produce knowledge about this region. The analysis was conducted according to the perspective of administrators at this university with a view to the sustainable development of the region. This was a qualitative descriptive study. All data were collected through structured interviews, using a questionnaire based on the Knowledge Management Diagnosis as a structuring model. Results showed that Knowledge Management is still a maturing practice. However, knowledge management is making institutional changes feasible and generating organization capacity to implement solutions and promote the sustainable development of the semi-arid region in the Northeastern Brazil.

scholarly journals Ethnopharmacological study of Stryphnodendron rotundifolium in two communities in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayanne Rakelly de Oliveira ◽  
Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior ◽  
Vanessa de Carvalho Nilo Bitu ◽  
Patricia Gonçalves Pinheiro ◽  
Cicero Diego Almino Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Prevalence and intensity of pentastomid infection in two species of snakes from northeastern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
WO Almeida ◽  
A Vasconcellos ◽  
SG Lopes ◽  
EMX Freire
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Infection Intensity ◽  
W State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
New Host ◽  
Host Infection ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
New Host Records ◽  
Semi Arid

This study aimed to evaluate the infection rates of snakes by pentastomids in the semi-arid region of Brazil. Fifteen snakes (four Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820) and eleven Philodryas nattereri Steindachner, 1870) were collected between January and April of 2005, in the municipality of Crato (07° 14' S and 39° 24' W), State of Ceará, Brazil. Laboratorial analysis of the respiratory tracts of the sampled snakes indicated differences in host infection rates: four individuals of P. nattereri (36.4%) were infected by Cephalobaena tetrapoda Heymons, 1922 (mean infection intensity 1.5 ± 0.28, 1-2) and three specimens (27.3%) by Raillietiella furcocerca (Diesing, 1863) (2.3 ± 1.32, 1-5). Only one individual of M. ibiboboca (25%) was infected by a non-identified species of Raillietiella sp. These are the first data on pentastomid infection in snakes in Northeastern Brazil and both snake species comprise new host records for the pentastomids. The results also indicate that the generalist parasites C. tetrapoda and R. furcocerca share their definitive hosts.

scholarly journals THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FAVELONE DERIVATIVES (CNIDOSCOLUS QUERCIFOLIUS) BY THERMOGRAVIMETRY AND DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-20
Author(s):  
José Carlos Oliveira SANTOS ◽  
Lionete Dantas NUNES ◽  
Sylvia Berenice NÓBREGA ◽  
Dantas José Pires PUZINSKI ◽  
Antonio Gouveia SOUZA
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Thermal Characterization ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Semi Arid

A thermal analysis has been applied to characterization of food and food products. Taking into account the problems of desertification and agricultural practices able to provide income to the population at the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil, this work presents the results of the chemical, thermal and kinetic characterization by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry of the seed derivatives of favelone (cnidoscolus quercifolius), aiming at the application of these materials as an alternative of food source for animals and for the human population at this brazilian region.

Hunting, capture, and wildlife use by communities in a semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Anna Karolina Martins Borges ◽  
Bruna Dias Pontes Ribeiro ◽  
Rômulo Romeu Da Nóbrega Alves
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Wildlife Use ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Natural Regeneration of the Mangrove Vegetation on Abandoned Salt Ponds in Ceará, in the Semi-Arid Region of Northeastern Brazil

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Reis-Neto ◽  
Antonio Meireles ◽  
Marília Cunha-Lignon
Keyword(s):  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Shrimp Farming ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Mangrove Vegetation ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

The development of the mangrove in Ceará state, northeastern Brazil, is limited by local environmental and climatic factors, associated with the variables that determine the region’s semi-arid climatic conditions. The same conditions also contribute to the installation of artisanal saltworks in estuarine environments. The artisanal production of salt peaked in the 20th century, but with the decline of this activity, the salt evaporation ponds were abandoned, and have been incorporated back into the natural marine-estuarine environment and colonized by mangrove forests. In the early 2000s, however, the expansion of shrimp farming operations impacted this same environment. The present study was based on a spatiotemporal analysis of the natural regeneration of the mangrove vegetation in abandoned salt pond areas in the Brazilian semi-arid region between 1968 and 2009. The integrated analysis of mangrove ecosystem dynamics and the legislation that regulates the licensing of these economic activities identified a number of technical problems in the formulation and execution of the COEMA resolution 02/2002, which permits the installation of shrimp farms in areas dominated by the mangrove. The findings of the present study reinforce the need for a careful reformulation of the Ceará state environmental legislation, in order to guarantee the maximum possible conservation of the coastal zone.

scholarly journals Zooplankton assemblages in eutrophic reservoirs of the Brazilian semi-arid

2013 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
EM. Eskinazi-Sant'Anna ◽  
R. Menezes ◽  
IS. Costa ◽  
M. Araújo ◽  
R. Panosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Zooplankton Community ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Calanoid Copepods ◽  
Phytoplankton Assemblages ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Eutrophic Reservoirs ◽  
Semi Arid

Species composition, density, and temporal dynamics of zooplankton were studied in six reservoirs in a semi-arid region in tropical northeastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte state). All the reservoirs are highly eutrophic, with high contents of total nitrogen (minimum of 1200 µg.L-1) and total phosphorus (minimum of 10 µg.L-1), and extremely high algal biomass was registered (surpassing 20 µg Chl a.L-1). All the reservoirs showed an enduring condition of high turbidity and phytoplankton assemblages dominated by cyanobacteria. Zooplankton also showed quantitative patterns suggestive of eutrophic conditions, expressed by high densities, mainly in Passagem das Traíras and Sabugi reservoirs. A spatial differentiation in the composition of the zooplankton community was registered. Rotifers (especially Keratella tropica, Brachionus havanensis, and Keratella americana) were the dominant forms in the zooplankton community of Itans, Passagem das Traíras, and Sabugi reservoirs, while calanoid copepods (mainly Notodiaptomus cearensis) dominated in the Armando Ribeiro, Gargalheiras, and Parelhas systems. The existence of novel relationships in zooplankton community composition in eutrophic reservoirs in this tropical semi-arid region must be considered in designating zooplankton indicators of eutrophic conditions.

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