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In cities, habitats classified as green areas are especially important for the conservation of species. Therefore, understanding how different biological groups are influenced by differences in the structures of green areas is relevant when planning urban environments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different types of green areas to the taxonomic and functional diversities of ants and spiders and to discuss the importance of green area management for both groups. We sampled three categories of green areas: forest fragments (40 sample points), vacant lots (20) and gardens/backyards (20), where we evaluated the taxonomic and functional richness and composition of both groups of organisms. At each sample point, we used several techniques, such as: entomological umbrella, Winkler extractors and manual collection. We sampled 149 ant species and 97 spider species. Our results demonstrate that there are differences in the diversity of ants and spiders, as well as in the number of functional groups of ants between the different types of green areas. As expected, forest fragments are the ones that most contribute to the observed diversity, and our findings highlight the importance of evaluating the biotic influence of green areas at a smaller spatial scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The term Ethno means how local groups see the world. The present article aims to present the outcome proposed by the environmental education workshop entitled EthoeducAtiva, as a strategy for environmental education and acknowledgement of the traditional local community. The first stage of the study, which had an ethnobiological character, was held from March to June 2017, by applying thirty-one semi-structured interviews with the fishermen and shellfisheries of Arembepe. For the data analysis it was used the content analysis, which allowed the data interpretation. With the partial result of the research, it was held an experimental workshop with students of the eighth grade of a high school, which was within the study area designated EthoeducAtiva - stage II. Initially, the workshop developed through an interdisciplinary proposal between the school subjects of natural sciences and Portuguese language. As a result of the reflection upon the data found in the interviews, a Cordel text was produced. The EthoeducAtiva workshop allowed the association of traditional knowledge with the educational training of students in formal educational spaces. Strategies that encourage the elaboration of Cordeis or any other product should be stimulated, particularly in countries which have such a diverse natural and cultural heritage as Brazil. In that regard, it is aimed the development of the know how to take care of the environment and the valorization of traditional communities at the local level, with reflections and actions for social and environmental issues in a global perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The inseparability between health and the environment is essential for the better performance of nurses, still seen in training as a peripheral theme. The way the student perceives the environment indicates how it will act in relation to care for the environment and its impacts on the health of the population. The way the professional takes care of this environment depends on the environmental perception that it has of it. This is a descriptive case study with a qualitative approach. Overall objective: Identify the way nursing students perceive the environment. The semi-structured interview for data collection was used. The results indicated that the predominant environmental perception is reductionist, which may impact on its actions and responsibilities on this medium. It is necessary to overcome the reductionist perception, from the nursing graduation, sensitizing students to act responsibly with the environment in which they live and their actions to promote human health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective was to stimulate the conservationist behavior in elementary school students from environmental practices in the Metropolitan Park of Pituaçu. The Park is an Urban Conservation Unit of Atlantic forest, currently with 378 ha. We evaluated 116 students from four schools adjacent to the Park. We performed three phases: 1. Conceptual (lecture), 2. Procedimental (observation of fauna and environmental variables in the Park) and 3. Attitudinal (production of drawings and texts). In the first phase we applied questionnaires to the 116 students; in the second and third phase, 58 students participated and they answered the questionnaire once more. We compared the questionnaires using the t-test and Mann-Whitney test. There was no significant difference, both in relation to the general average (p = 0.5970; t '= 0.5302), when compared to the subjective questions individually. This result is unusual because, we hoped that participation in the procedural phase would contribute to the learning of the children. In this way, we consider the questionnaire an insufficient tool, since it was interfered with by the euphoria of the students in the procedural activity. We corroborate this inference when we perceive a student's learning from the analysis of the drawings and texts produced after the procedural phase. We propose the application of tools that stimulate creativity, such as creation of drawings, games and play texts to evaluate environmental practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present an ant and spider species list from five localities of the Metropolitan Region of Salvador (MRS). The MRS is placed in an Atlantic Forest area classified as dense broadleaf forest, considered to be of high biological importance and priority for conservation. We determined 198 species of ants (8 of these are considered to be synanthropic and/or exotic), distributed across nine subfamilies. We determined 164 species of spiders (14 of them being synanthropic and/or exotic), distributed across thirty families. Therefore, this survey shows that the urban environment of the MRS still harbors a large number of native fauna species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Here, we describe the sighting of Philodryas nattereri preying on a Tropidurus. hispidus lizard in Sento-Sé - Bahia, Brazil, located in the central portion of the Caatinga, in a high priority conservation area of the biome. The event was observed in April 2021. This study provides information on the diet of this animal in the Caatinga biome. It thus provides another account of the natural history of snakes, which in itself is a valuable contribution to scientific knowledge since little is known about these animals due to their rarity in nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on lizard specie Dactyloa punctata, and mentions that species is known to include ants and orthopterans in its diet but specific information prey species is absent.

Solifugids have previously been recorded in three Brazilian biomes. The present work extends the records for this order to the Atlantic Forest biome, specifically in restinga (sandy coastal plains) ecosystems. The specimen was identified as Mummucia aff. mauryi Xavier & Rocha, 2001. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]