Collaborative research and the hunting in the Brazilian Cerrado: the case of Xerente Indigenous Land
Abstract: This paper presents a study of the hunting activities on Xerente Indigenous Land (XIL) in the Brazilian Cerrado. We used data from a Hunting Monitoring Program from eight villages to evaluate the effects of village age, distance from village to town and season (wet and dry) on the compos...
| Autor principal: | DE PAULA, Milton José |
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| Outros Autores: | XERENTE, Valcir Sumekwa, SILVA, Aion Angelu Ferraz, GODOY, Bruno Spacek, PEZZUTI, Juarez Carlos Brito |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade
2022
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2018-0556 https://repositorio.ifpa.edu.br/jspui/handle/prefix/360 |
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Abstract: This paper presents a study of the hunting activities on Xerente Indigenous Land (XIL) in the Brazilian
Cerrado. We used data from a Hunting Monitoring Program from eight villages to evaluate the effects of village
age, distance from village to town and season (wet and dry) on the composition of hunted species, animals and
biomass killed and availability of preferred game-species. We also assessed for any indication of fauna depletion
around the villages. Distance from village to town and season were the only variables which affected composition.
Preferred species occured more often in villages closer to the town. However, these villages present strong
indications of local game-species depletion. The hunters’ great capacity for spatial movement can eliminate this
effect. Animals and biomass killed was high in the dry season. Game-species composition between seasons can
avoid the overexploitation of some sensitive species, such as low-land tapir. These results are important in the
design of local management and conservation plans. Our results also contribute to further understanding the impacts
of hunting in open Neotropical environments. |