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Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

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Ecology and Evolution

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64
Citations
14448
World Ranking
1873
National Ranking
25

Overview

Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves is affiliated with the State University of Paraíba in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Ecology, Social Psychology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal and Plant Science Education, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Insect Utilization and Effects, Primate Behavior and Ecology, and Identification and Quantification in Food.

Rômulo has a notable publication record in several venues, including:

  • Ethnobiology and Conservation
  • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
  • PeerJ
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biological Conservation

The scientist has authored multiple recent papers, some of which include:

  • Reshaping the future of ethnobiology research after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)-based methods and line-transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Warfare-induced mammal population declines in Southwestern Africa are mediated by species life history, habitat type and hunter preferences, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Hunters' preferences and perceptions as hunting predictors in a semiarid ecosystem, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Caught in the (inter)net: Online trade of ornamental fish in Brazil, 2021, Biological Conservation

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
  • Anna Karolina Martins Borges
  • Franciany Braga-Pereira
  • Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira
  • Michelle Cristine Medeiros Jacob

In addition to articles, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves has contributed to book publications, including a recent title published by PONTES EDITORES LTDA eBooks: "Cabo verde: literatura em diálogo" (2024).

Best Publications

  • The lunar-tide cycle viewed by crustacean and mollusc gatherers in the State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil and their influence in collection attitudes

    Alberto K Nishida;Nivaldo Nordi;Rômulo R N Alves

  • Biodiversity, traditional medicine and public health: where do they meet?

    Rômulo R N Alves;Ierecê M L Rosa

  • Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology

    Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque;Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da Cunha;Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena;Rômulo Romeu Nobrega Alves

  • The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America

    Rômulo R N Alves;Humberto N Alves

  • Caatinga revisited: ecology and conservation of an important seasonal dry forest.

    Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque;Elcida de Lima Araújo;Ana Carla Asfora El-Deir;André Luiz Alves de Lima

  • Hunting strategies used in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil.

    Rômulo R N Alves;Lívia E T Mendonça;Maine V A Confessor;Washington L S Vieira

  • Relationships between fauna and people and the role of ethnozoology in animal conservation

    Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

  • Fauna used in popular medicine in Northeast Brazil

    Rômulo R N Alves

  • The Role of Animal-derived Remedies as Complementary Medicine in Brazil

    Rômulo R. N. Alves;Ierecê L. Rosa;Gindomar G. Santana

  • From cnidarians to mammals: the use of animals as remedies in fishing communities in NE Brazil.

    Rômulo R.N. Alves;Ierecê L. Rosa

  • Reptiles used in traditional folk medicine: conservation implications

    Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves;Washington Luiz da Silva Vieira;Gindomar Gomes Santana

  • Hunting, use and conservation of birds in Northeast Brazil

    Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira;Sanjay Veiga Mendonça;Ciro Albano;Felipe Silva Ferreira

  • The live bird trade in Brazil and its conservation implications: an overview

    Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves;José Ribamar De Farias Lima;Helder Farias P. Araujo

  • Zootherapeutic practices among fishing communities in North and Northeast Brazil: A comparison

    Rômulo R.N. Alves;Ierecê L. Rosa

  • Ethnozoology: A Brief Introduction

    Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves;Wedson Medeiros Silva Souto

  • Zootherapy goes to town: the use of animal-based remedies in urban areas of NE and N Brazil

    Rômulo R.N. Alves;Ierecê L. Rosa

  • A review on human attitudes towards reptiles in Brazil.

    Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves;Kleber Silva Vieira;Gindomar Gomes Santana;Washington Luiz Silva Vieira

  • Bird-keeping in the Caatinga, NE Brazil

    Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves;Emerina E. G. Nogueira;Helder F. P. Araujo;Sharon E. Brooks

  • Commercialization and Use of Snakes in North and Northeastern Brazil: Implications for Conservation and Management

    Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves;Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves;Gentil Alves Pereira Filho

  • Caça, uso e conservação de vertebrados no semiárido Brasileiro:

    Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves;Maria Betânia Ribeiro Gonçalves;Washington Luiz Silva Vieira

  • Primates in traditional folk medicine: a world overview

    Rômulo R. N. Alves;Wedson M. S. Souto;Raynner R. D. Barboza

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque Federal University of Pernambuco
Carlos A. Peres
Carlos A. Peres University of East Anglia
Ana H. Ladio
Ana H. Ladio National University of Comahue
Mario S. Di Bitetti
Mario S. Di Bitetti National University of Misiones
Luiz A. Rocha
Luiz A. Rocha California Academy of Sciences
Leandro Silveira
Leandro Silveira University of Brasília
Adriano Garcia Chiarello
Adriano Garcia Chiarello Universidade de São Paulo
Clinton N. Jenkins
Clinton N. Jenkins Florida International University
Pedro Manoel Galetti
Pedro Manoel Galetti Federal University of São Carlos
Heitor Miraglia Herrera
Heitor Miraglia Herrera Dom Bosco Catholic University

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