Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs

Introduction.- Seeing corals with Darwin's eyes of reason.- The reef sulphur cycle: influence on climate and ecosystem services.- Symbols at War: The impact of Corallium rubrum in the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent.- Ethnobiology of Corallium rubrum: Protection, healing, medicine, and magic.- Corals and coralline organisms in Seri culture: Traditional and modern uses.- Puka Mai He Ko'a: The significance of corals in Hawaiian culture.- Coral gardens of the Dumo people of Papua New Guinea: a preliminary account.- The catch of Maui: Coral gardens in the past and present of the Tongan islands.- Change in Roviana Lagoon coral reef ethnobiology.- Rocky reefs: Preserving biodiversity for the benefit of the communities in the Aquarium of the World.- Conservation of corals in the Colombian Caribbean.

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• Biologia marinha
• Geologia e a litosfera
• Ciência ecológica, a biosfera
• Zoologia e ciências animais

Marine ethnobiology;coral;cultural use of coral;ecological changes;reef;marine and freshwater sciences