Between Land and Sea: Mangroves and Mollusks along Brazil’s Mangal Coast
Journal Title: Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Westerners have long viewed mangroves as forbidding, pestilential landscapes. While modern medicine transformed their deadly reputation, the perception lingered of an environment that was little more than a tropical wasteland. The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro profoundly changed this view by drawing attention to the ecosystem as a habitat crucial to the life cycles of many species and endangered fauna yet increasingly at risk from deforestation. Conservation initiatives in the years since the Rio Summit, however, seldom recognize mangroves as a habitat that has also long supported human life. This is evident in the shell middens found along mangrove coasts and in the historical record of shellfish harvested for dietary protein. With a focus on Brazil, this article examines the shellfish that sustained Amerindians, enslaved Africans, and their descendants along the mangal coast since preColumbian times. The discussion contends that Brazil‟s mangrove forests cannot be separated from the history of the tropical peoples who have successively lived in and managed this ecosystem from ancient times to the present. Finally, the article concludes that a research focus on shellfish suggests broader linkages to South Atlantic history.
Authors and Affiliations
Judith A. Carney| Department of Geography, University of California Los Angeles; carney@geog.ucla.edu
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- EP ID EP15568
- DOI 10.21664/2238-8869.2016v5i3.p17-38
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