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Authors

  • Gilmar Beserra de Farias Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/Centro Acadêmico de Vitória
  • Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Biologia/Área de Ecologia

Abstract

Historical and conceptual aspects of ethno-ornithology. Ethno-ornithology describes and analyzes the knowledge of local people, providing a comprehension of the relationships between humans and birds. This work consists of an historical review on ethno-ornithology. Its main objective was to describe and organize the ethno-ornithological knowledge in Brazil, as well as to identify phases in the development of this field of research in Brazil. Ethnoornithology emerged in the 1880s from inventories of bird species and also studies on vernacular names, uses, meanings and histories, evolving into comprehensive studies. In Brazil, it was marked by two stages: a phase of inventories and a multidisciplinary phase. Many different fields of formal knowledge helped in the development of ethno-ornithology, such as anthropology, taxonomy, mythology, history, etymology, bioclimatology, semiotics, morphology, and ecology, contributing towards the mediation of the limits between natural and social sciences.

Author Biographies

Gilmar Beserra de Farias, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/Centro Acadêmico de Vitória

Possui Graduação em Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Especialização em Ensino de Ciências e Biologia e Mestrado em Gestão e Políticas Ambientais pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

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Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Biologia/Área de Ecologia

Possui Graduação em Engenharia Agronômica pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Mestrado em Ciências do Solo pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Doutorado em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos e Pós-Doutorado em Ciência do Solo (com pesquisa em Etnoecologia/Etnopedologia) na Univeridade Técnica de Lisboa.

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Published

2007-01-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2007)

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