Perceptions of environmental changes and Lethargic crab disease among crab harvesters in a Brazilian coastal community

Perceptions of environmental changes and Lethargic crab disease among crab harvesters in a Brazilian coastal community

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lethargic Crab Disease (LCD) has caused significant mortalities in the population of <it>Ucides cordatus </it>crabs in the Mucuri estuary in Bahia State, Brazil, and has brought social and economic problems to many crab-h...

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Main Authors: Firmo Angélica MS, Tognella Mônica MP, Có Walter LO, Barboza Raynner RD, Alves Rômulo RN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Crab harvesters
mangrove
ecological knowledge
Lethargic Crab Disease
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/7/1/34

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