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    Conselho gestor do Refúgio de Vida Silvestre da Ilha dos Lobos: construindo uma nova relação com seu território

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    Forming a management board for a Protected Area (PA) is a democratic process which exercises social participation in public environmental management. Ilha dos Lobos Wildlife Refuge (WLR), in southern Brazil, had its management council formed in 2016, 33 years after its creation. The objective of this article was to characterize the board members’ profiles emphasizing their perception of the role of the management council and the challenges and opportunities of this PA. In order to achieve these goals, qualitative methodologies such as the application of 30 questionnaire with closed questions and nine semi-structured interviews with the board members were used. Data collection also involved bibliographical and documentary research. The general profile of the board members is of residents at the PA municipality, with a high level of education, and with previous experience in other councils. According to the interviewed members, the main role of a board member is to provide the management council with technical information, to help integrating society with the PA, and to spread the importance of the WLR. Regarding the main goals of the WLR, its importance as a refuge for sea lions and for scientific research was highlighted. As to the conflicts, the management council members mentioned the illegal fishing within the PA and the fishery interaction with sea lions as the main problems. In terms of future perspectives, the board members revealed the desire to develop sustainable tourism and to implement a management plan. In this context, the establishment of the management council of Ilha dos Lobos WLR represents a milestone in the history of participative management of this PA, consolidating a space for clarification, discussion and integration with the stakeholders of its area of influence.A formação do conselho gestor de uma Unidade de Conservação (UC) é um processo democrático de exercício da participação social na gestão ambiental pública. O Refúgio de Vida Silvestre (Revis) da Ilha dos Lobos, no sul do Brasil teve seu conselho gestor formado em 2016, 33 anos após sua criação. O objetivo deste artigo foi caracterizar o perfil dos conselheiros, com ênfase na sua percepção do papel do conselho e dos desafios e oportunidades desta UC. Para isso, foram utilizadas metodologias qualitativas, como a aplicação de 30 questionários e nove entrevistas com os conselheiros. A coleta de dados envolveu também a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. O perfil geral dos conselheiros é de moradores do município da UC, com elevado grau de instrução e participação prévia em outros conselhos. Segundo os conselheiros entrevistados, o principal papel do conselheiro seria subsidiar o conselho com informações técnicas, auxiliar na integração com a sociedade, e divulgar a importância do Revis. Em relação às principais finalidades do Revis, os conselheiros destacaram ser um refúgio para lobos-marinhos e leões-marinhos, e um local para a realização de pesquisas científicas. No que diz respeito aos principais conflitos, foram apontados a pesca ilegal dentro da UC, e a interação da pesca com os leões-marinhos. Em termos de perspectivas futuras, os conselheiros revelaram o desejo do desenvolvimento de atividades de turismo ecológico e da implementação do plano de manejo. Neste contexto, a formação do Conselho do Revis Ilha dos Lobos representa um marco histórico para a gestão participativa da UC, consolidando um espaço de esclarecimento, discussão e integração com os atores sociais do seu território de influência.&nbsp

    Management Board of the Ilha dos Lobos Wildlife Refuge: Building a New Relationship with its Territory

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    A formação do conselho gestor de uma Unidade de Conservação (UC) é um processo democrático de exercício da participação social na gestão ambiental pública. O Refúgio de Vida Silvestre (Revis) da Ilha dos Lobos, no sul do Brasil teve seu conselho gestor formado em 2016, 33 anos após sua criação. O objetivo deste artigo foi caracterizar o perfil dos conselheiros, com ênfase na sua percepção do papel do conselho e dos desafios e oportunidades desta UC. Para isso, foram utilizadas metodologias qualitativas, como a aplicação de 30 questionários e nove entrevistas com os conselheiros. A coleta de dados envolveu também a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. O perfil geral dos conselheiros é de moradores do município da UC, com elevado grau de instrução e participação prévia em outros conselhos. Segundo os conselheiros entrevistados, o principal papel do conselheiro seria subsidiar o conselho com informações técnicas, auxiliar na integração com a sociedade, e divulgar a importância do Revis. Em relação às principais finalidades do Revis, os conselheiros destacaram ser um refúgio para lobos-marinhos e leões-marinhos, e um local para a realização de pesquisas científicas. No que diz respeito aos principais conflitos, foram apontados a pesca ilegal dentro da UC, e a interação da pesca com os leões-marinhos. Em termos de perspectivas futuras, os conselheiros revelaram o desejo do desenvolvimento de atividades de turismo ecológico e da implementação do plano de manejo. Neste contexto, a formação do Conselho do Revis Ilha dos Lobos representa um marco histórico para a gestão participativa da UC, consolidando um espaço de esclarecimento, discussão e integração com os atores sociais do seu território de influência.Forming a management board for a Protected Area (PA) is a democratic process which exercises social participation in public environmental management. Ilha dos Lobos Wildlife Refuge (WLR), in southern Brazil, had its management council formed in 2016, 33 years after its creation. The objective of this article was to characterize the board members’ profiles emphasizing their perception of the role of the management council and the challenges and opportunities of this PA. In order to achieve these goals, qualitative methodologies such as the application of 30 questionnaires with closed questions and nine semi-structured interviews with the board members were used. Data collection also involved bibliographical and documentary research. The general profile of the board members is of residents at the PA municipality, with a high level of education, and with previous experience in other councils. According to the interviewed members, the main role of a board member is to provide the management council with technical information, to help integrating society with the PA, and to spread the importance of the WLR. Regarding the main goals of the WLR, its importance as a refuge for sea lions and for scientific research was highlighted. As to the conflicts, the management council members mentioned the illegal fishing within the PA and the fishery interaction with sea lions as the main problems. In terms of future perspectives, the board members revealed the desire to develop sustainable tourism and to implement a management plan. In this context, the establishment of the management council of Ilha dos Lobos WLR represents a milestone in the history of participative management of this PA, consolidating a space for clarification, discussion and integration with the stakeholders of its area of influence

    Ingestive behavior of Angus yearling steers in natural grassland subjected to fertilization and over sown of temperate species

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    The objective was to evaluate the ingestive behavior of Angus yearling steers grazing natural grasslands of Southern Brazil, submitted or not to the application of fertilizers: NG= natural grassland; FNG= fertilized natural grassland, and FONG= fertilized natural grassland improved with the over sown of temperate forage species. Three Angus yearling steers and a variable number of put-and-take animals were used per experimental unit, to maintain a forage allowance of 13 kg of dry matter/100 kg of body weight. Ingestive behavior of tester animals was visually assessed in four seasons of the year through instantaneous records of activity every ten minutes during the daytime period. There was no effect of pasture treatments on ingestive behavior. An interaction between seasons and periods of the day was observed for daily grazing and rumination time (P <0.05). The grazing activities were clustered at the beginning and the end of the day in summer, autumn and winter, while in spring it was similar in the 1 st three quarters of the day, with higher activity in the period close to sunset. The animals spent more time grazing in the spring despite the better quality of forage in this season. Regardless of the season, longer residence and grazing time were found in water foci areas. We conclude that grazing time on natural pastures is influenced by forage mass and forage allowance, and bite rate is influenced by the chemical composition of the sward
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