Story of the Name of Restinga Jurubatiba National Park

<em>This text recovers the story of an Integral Protection Conservation Unit situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Jurubatiba Shoal National Park (Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park), the best preserved shoal area in the world. Responsible for proposing the park’s name, the author discours...

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Main Author: Arthur Soffiati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora 2010-05-01
Series:Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego
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Online Access:http://www.essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/270
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Summary:<em>This text recovers the story of an Integral Protection Conservation Unit situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Jurubatiba Shoal National Park (Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park), the best preserved shoal area in the world. Responsible for proposing the park’s name, the author discourses about name options taken into consideration when the National Park was created and also briefly reports on the importance of this regional ecosystem.</em>
ISSN:1981-6197
2177-4560