The objectives of this work were: (i) identified the risk areas of landslides, flooding and sea level rise and social vulnerabilities in different scales of analysis; (ii) analyse the risk perception of people living in this risk areas; (iii) found…

As interações entre povos e comunidades tradicionais que convivem com a floresta e com populações urbanizadas ameaçam a manutenção dos saberes tradicionais associados ao uso dos recursos naturais. A partir desse pressuposto, o artigo identifica o conhecimento ecológico local (CEL)…

In addition to the efforts undertaken by research institutions to generate new knowledge and technologies, it is also necessary to promote the results of this research. Specifically, there is a need for an information system that aggregates, organizes and systematizes…

The regime of floods and droughts in the Pantanal wetlands determines the distribution and abundance of the wildlife, vegetation and ecological processes. Cattle ranching and fisheries, the main economic activities in this floodplain, are extremely influenced by and depend on…

O presente trabalho relata a experiência desenvolvimento e aplicação, no âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa, de um modelo de organização e representação do conhecimento sobre os processos de intensificação agropecuária, contextualizados por observações empíricas em regiões produtoras de commodities…

The bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), also called golden mussel, is native to Asia but becoming dispersed around the world. The golden mussel resembles the invasive dreissenid bivalves in many respects, and although much less studied it evidently has broader…

Despite decades of research on marine algae, there are still significant gaps in basic knowledge about chemical com-position of these organisms, especially in tropical environments. In this study, the amino acid composition and contents of total nitrogen, phosphorus, lipid, carbohydrate…

The information, when organized and accessible, increases the possibility of generating knowledge, expand its application beyond the purposes for which it was first produced. The use of data bases and informatics tools is critical to the safe storage of the…

Objetivou-se neste trabalho verificar o perfil do produtor de leite caprino do município de Monteiro, estado da Paraíba. Os dados primários foram coletados através de entrevistas individuais, utilizando-se um questionário, aplicado em vinte e três propriedades selecionadas. Foram analisados os…

Background: Over recent years, a growing effort has been made to develop microsatellite markers for the genomic analysis of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) to broaden the knowledge of the molecular genetic basis of this species. The availability of large…