How ethnobotany can aid biodiversity conservation: reflections on investigations in the semi-arid region of NE Brazil |
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Authors: | Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque Thiago Antonio de Sousa Araújo Marcelo Alves Ramos Viviany Teixeira do Nascimento Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena Júlio Marcelino Monteiro Nélson Leal Alencar Elcida de Lima Araújo |
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Institution: | 1. Departamento de Biologia, área de Botanica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irm?os, Recife, Pernambuco, 52171-030, Brazil
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Abstract: | Ethnobotany is a relatively new discipline but its social and scientific roles are becoming more consistently defined and
its importance as a tool for complimenting management and conservation strategies at local and regional levels is now well
recognized by the scientific community throughout the world. In the present work we have collected information from four years
of ethnobotanical study in an area of caatinga vegetation in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil with the goal of defining a model for conservation and management
actions in the region. Drawing on ethnobotanical and ecological information obtained through traditional techniques of ethnobotanical
and vegetation surveys, we discuss the uses of 166 native and exotic plant species and suggest specific actions and specific
groups of species for conservation and sustainable use programs. We also discuss the limitations of our approach and indicate
what information must still be collected in order to construct robust and workable plans of action. |
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Keywords: | Conservation priorities Local knowledge Seasonal dry forests Useful plants |
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