Um enfoque psicológico da educação ambiental no contexto da gestão: uma experiência de Fernando de Noronha

Currently, many companies pay attention to the necessities of change of attitude in relation to the use of the natural resources and the environment quality of its products, mainly to keep a positive and competitive image in the market. This new concept of management associates the productive activities to the care with environment using the education of environment as a tool of programs of qualification directed toward the promotion of pro-environment behaviors. For effectiveness of this management it is essential the attachment of the employees and the major understanding of the importance of the preservation of the environment. This was the objective of the qualification process carried out in a lodge in Fernando de Noronha island. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to verify the power of this management system which fulfills the objectives of the environmental education. It was applied questionnaires to employees of three Inns and carried out a interview, in one Inn, with the participants of the program of qualification. The analysis of the data showed that the actions as care with the environment are strongly associates to the management system, which includes garbage control, as well water economy. It was observed that the environment accomplishment (EcoAntro) of the employees with environment decreases in proportion to their qualification. In the same way, as higher the instruction level, of the speaker and/or of the father, less is the apathy for environmental questions. It was also noticed that the knowledge about the development sustainability was very poorly used by the interviewed. The pro-environment behavior mentioned before, is not necessarily related to a local autonomy posture that could express a behavior related to job but not to environment it self. Therefore, a complete understanding about the reverberation of environment information an all the placed factors in a life stile facing a construction of sustainability remains as a question to be studied in future researches

Helminths From an Introduced Species (Tupinambis merianae), and Two Endemic Species (Trachylepis atlantica and Amphisbaena ridleyi) From Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil

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Cleaning Symbiosis Between Hawksbill Turtles and Reef Fishes at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off Northeast Brazil

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Foraging activity and resource use by three parrotfish species at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical West Atlantic

Parrotfishes are important components of the herbivore and detritivore guilds of tropical and subtropical reefs. Most of parrotfish species are protogynous hermaphrodites that change colour and sex, from initial phase females or males (IP) to terminal phase males (TP). We studied the foraging behaviour of Sparisoma amplum, S. axillare and S. frondosum, three syntopic scarids on the rocky reefs of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Tropical West Atlantic. The three parrotfish species differed in food selection and preference, but IP and TP individuals of the same species preferred the same food types, except for S. amplum. Feeding rates of IP individuals were higher than those of TP individuals, but the distribution of feeding frequencies throughout the day of IP and TP individuals of the same species was similar. IP individuals had higher feeding rates than TP ones, which seems related to the fact that TP individuals spend a large amount of time patrolling their territories and chasing away conspecific individuals at the study site. The general foraging pattern we found for S. amplum, S. axillare and S. frondosum is similar to patterns found for other parrotfish species in the Western Atlantic.

Habitat of juvenile Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at two oceanic insular marine protected areas in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas, Brazil

Habitat of juvenile Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi (Carcharhinidae), was identified using fishing surveys and capture of immature specimens at two Brazilian insular sites in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas. Standardized sampling at Fernando de Noronha indicated that parturition occurred from February to April and that a wide depth-range (at least 5-30 m) along the insular shelf was used by immature sharks throughout the year. The catch-per-unit effort of C. perezi was significantly higher inside than outside a marine protected area at this location, suggesting that these sharks are more common in pans of the reef least disturbed by human activities. More limited sampling at Atol das Rocas suggested that juvenile C. perezi occurred at similar depths and utilized similar substrate as sharks at Fernando de Noronha. These findings suggest that successful conservation and management of this economically important, protected species will need to include conservation of habitat around insular reef systems. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha: An Intriguing Malformed Toad Hotspot in South America

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Estudo da helmintofauna do lagarto Tupinambis merianae Dumeril e Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata, Teiidae) procedentes do arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brasil e relação com a fauna endêmica de lagartos do arquipélago

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Ecologia e conservação dos tubarões do arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, com ênfase no tubarão-cabeça-de-cesto Carcharhinus perezi (Poey, 1876) (Carcharhiniformes, Carcharhinidae)

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Whistle variability in South Atlantic spinner dolphins from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago off Brazil

A series of quali- and quantitative analyses were conducted to evaluate the variability of spinner dolphin whistles from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago off Brazil. Nine variables were extracted from each whistle contour, and the whistle contours shapes were classified into the seven categories described in Driscoll (1995). The analysis showed mean beginning and ending frequencies values of 10.78 and 12.74 kHz, respectively. on average, whistle duration was relatively short, with mean values around 0.495 s (N=702). Comparative analyses were also conducted to investigate the relationship between the obtained results and those presented in previous studies. When comparing averages, the results of the study of Oswald et al. (2003) in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) presented less significant differences in relation to this study; only whistle duration differed significantly between both works. The results of multivariate classification tests also pointed TEP population as the closest related to the population studied here. The similarities between such disjunct populations might be attributed to a more recent isolation event (the closing of the Panama Isthmus) than the divergence that has driven North and South Atlantic populations apart. (c) 2006 Acoustical Society of America.

Melhoria da saúde bucal de escolares da Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha do município de Curitiba/PR

Realizou-se uma intervenção em saúde bucal de escolares, com idade entre 5 e 13 anos, em uma escola municipal da área de abrangência da Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha, no município de Curitiba. O objetivo geral da intervenção foi trabalhar com promoção e prevenção em saúde bucal e divulgar/ampliar o acesso dos escolares ao tratamento odontológico; trabalhar com agendamento, facilitando o acesso e garantindo o atendimento com horário marcado, bem como manter registros organizados de dados e de procedimentos realizados para vigilância em saúde. Os objetivos específicos da intervenção foram ampliar a cobertura da atenção à saúde bucal dos escolares da Escola Municipal Raul Gelbeck, melhorar a adesão ao atendimento em saúde bucal dos escolares da Escola Municipal Raul Gelbeck, melhorar a qualidade da atenção em saúde bucal dos escolares da Escola Municipal Raul Gelbeck, melhorar o registro de informação e promover a saúde bucal dos escolares. A intervenção envolveu 238 escolares e teve duração de quatro meses. Foi realizado levantamento epidemiológico de saúde bucal para conhecer a prevalência e a gravidade da cárie dentária nas crianças, subsidiando o planejamento e a avaliação das ações e serviços junto ao Sistema Único de Saúde e manter uma base de dados para o componente de vigilância à saúde. Das 238 crianças, 159 eram da área de abrangência da Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando Noronha (66,8%) e, dessas 238, 97 foram classificadas como alto risco à doença cárie. Das 97 crianças classificadas como alto risco, 75 eram da área de abrangência da Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha. Foram realizadas atividades coletivas de saúde bucal na escola e atendimento prioritário de escolares na Unidade de Saúde. Para registro das atividades desenvolvidas foram usadas fichas-espelho individuais dos escolares, uma planilha de coleta de dados e os prontuários eletrônicos individuais. Todos os escolares da Escola Municipal Raul Gelbeck participaram da ação coletiva de exame bucal, 61% dos escolares com cadastro na Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha consultaram o dentista e 69,3% dos escolares com alto risco para doença bucal, da área, consultaram o dentista. Durante a intervenção, houve 22 faltas às consultas, e foi feita busca ativa a 45,5% dos escolares faltosos. Realizou-se escovação supervisionada em 100% dos escolares e aplicação de flúor gel em 100% dos escolares de alto risco. Ao final da intervenção, 87,6% dos escolares que estavam com a primeira consulta realizada haviam concluído o tratamento e 91,8% dos escolares que haviam consultado estavam com os registros atualizados. Todas as crianças receberam orientações sobre higiene bucal, sobre cárie dentária e sobre nutrição. O trabalho mais organizado com escolares permitiu desenvolver relações de vínculo e responsabilização entre a equipe e a população alvo, garantindo a continuidade das ações de saúde e a longitudinalidade do cuidado. Houve melhora nos indicadores de saúde bucal dos escolares. O atendimento odontológico aos escolares foi incorporado à rotina da Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha.

Melhoria da atenção ao pré-natal e puerpério na Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha, Curitiba/PR

Realizou-se uma intervenção com o foco no Pré-Natal e Puerpério na área de abrangência da Unidade Básica de Saúde Fernando de Noronha localizada no município de Curitiba-PR. O objetivo geral da intervenção foi melhorar a atenção ao pré-natal e puerpério, com os seguintes objetivos específicos: ampliar a cobertura do pré-natal, melhorar a adesão ao pré-natal, melhorar a qualidade da atenção ao pré-natal e puerpério, melhorar o registro das informações, mapear as gestantes de risco e promover a saúde no pré-natal. A intervenção teve a duração de quatro meses, conforme cronograma estabelecido, e envolveram 78 gestantes e puérperas. Durante este período elas foram avaliadas e monitoradas na unidade básica de saúde, através de ações realizadas em quatro eixos: monitoramento, organização e gestão do serviço, engajamento público e qualificação para a prática clínica. Os registros foram realizados em ficha espelho e no prontuário eletrônico institucional. Das 78 gestantes, 72 foram captadas no primeiro trimestre e 77 (98,7%) delas estão em dia com os exames ginecológico e de mamas e 77 delas (98,7%) realizaram os exames solicitados e as vacinas preconizadas pelo protocolo institucional. Elas também receberam, por meio de consultas e atividades coletivas, orientações sobre nutrição, aleitamento materno, cuidados com o recém-nascido, higiene bucal (100%), anticoncepção após o parto, riscos do tabagismo, drogas e álcool na gestação (98,7%). Com a intervenção, 43 gestantes e puérperas (55,1%) realizaram a primeira consulta odontológica. A realização da intervenção proporcionou um acompanhamento mais adequado e qualificado das ações, beneficiando o usuário com uma prestação de serviço mais acolhedora e qualificada e também a equipe, que além de mais organizada também se tornou mais resolutiva.

Ocupação de área e interações de golfinhos-rotadores (Stenella longirostris) com o turismo náutico no Arquipélago de Noronha/PE, Brasil

Several works characterize the presence of spinner dolphins at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago in the Dolphins Bay. Though, the dolphins abidance inside this cove has decreased and a new area has been occupied by the animals to achieve the same behaviors, that are resting, breeding and nursing. This area comprises the Inside Sea northeast border of Fernando s de Noronha Island, including the opposing Middle and Dog shore area, the San Antonio Bay and the Between Islands region. The aim was to characterize the dolphins occupation and describe their interactions with the tourism in this area. Data were collected in 2008 and 2009 through a fixed point observation. The study area was divided into seven sub-areas, recording: presence/absence of dolphins, days abidance endurance, abidance length in each area, estimated number of individuals, dolphins direction and speed of displacement, boats presence, interaction period, monitoring, boats attitude and velocity. The dolphins abidance time displayed the same pattern during both years of study, with the higher occupancy in the Between Islands region. Groups with farther than 200 individuals were more frequent both 2008 (46.2%) and 2009 (42.3%). Thus the displacement s slow speed as the preferred direction towards Rat Island also showed the same pattern in both years. The Between Islands region also presented the boats major abidance near the dolphins groups. Boats moved farther in slow speed (95%) than at high speed (5%). The legislation s compliance for the cetaceans protection occurred in 89.7% of 2.839 interactions between boats and spinners, in which this variable was recorded. Whenever boats moved at a slow speed during the meetings with spinner dolphins groups, animals also moved at a slow speed (n = 337), significantly more than the fast displacements (n = 128) ix or "porpoise" (n = 4) (X2 = 318.543, p = -0.001). When boats quickly passed by groups, a significant difference between the dolphins displacement speeds was observed (X2 = 18.264, p =- 0.001), however, the slow (47%) and fast (47% ) displacements frequency was equal, noted the difference with the porpoise displacements (6%), which had the lowest frequency. Data indicate the establishment of a new occupation pattern of the spinner dolphins at Fernando de Noronha, with the Between Islands area being of great importance to the dolphins habits and currently the main area of the boats meeting with the dolphins, showing the need of new conservation measures in this area