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| CARR,JOHN L.; ALMENDÁRIZ,ANA; SIMMONS,JOHN E.; NIELSEN,MARK T.. |
| We describe the subsistence exploitation of an entire turtle fauna in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. We collected first-hand accounts and witnessed a number of capture techniques used by rural Afroecuadorian and Chachi inhabitants of the Cayapas-Santiago river basin. The diversity of techniques indicated a practical knowledge of the ecology of the species. Chelydra acutirostris, Kinosternon leucostomum, Rhinoclemmys annulata, melanosterna, and R. nasuta were captured and eaten. Poziando involved cleaning pools in a stream bed during the relatively dry season by removing live plants, organic detritus, and then seining with baskets; we observed R. melanosterna and K. leucostomum captured in this way. Pitfall traps baited with fruit were used to catch R.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Afro-descendant; Afroecuadorian; Chachi; Chelydra acutirostris; Ethnozoology; Kinosternon leucostomum; Rhinoclemmys annulata; Rhinoclemmys melanosterna; Rhinoclemmys nasuta. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2014000300007 |
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