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Effectiveness of Two Gathering Techniques for Ucides cordatus in Northeast Brazil: Implications for the Sustainability of Mangrove Ecosystems

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We thank the crab gatherer populations of the estuaries we studied for allowing us to follow part of their daily lives and for the information we received from them and Dr. Breno Grisi for translating the manuscript into English.

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  1. Departamento de Hidrobiologia, LEHE, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luiz, Km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    Nivaldo Nordi

  2. Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

    Alberto K. Nishida

  3. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, 58109-753, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

    Rômulo R. N. Alves

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Nordi, N., Nishida, A.K. & Alves, R.R.N. Effectiveness of Two Gathering Techniques for Ucides cordatus in Northeast Brazil: Implications for the Sustainability of Mangrove Ecosystems. Hum Ecol 37, 121–127 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-009-9214-9

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