Ethnobotanical survey of tree species in the Tabuleiro Grande settlement, Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim this study was to realize ethnobotanical survey in Settlement Tabuleiro Grande Project, located in Apodi - RN, to contribute to the rescue of popular knowledge and discuss the implications of the use of trees in the conservation of forest resources. The conduct of the study was through direct observation and semi-structured interviews (21 interviews). Data analysis were made qualitative approaches (access to subjective information) and quantitative (use value -VU, Shannon diversity and Pielou evenness indexes). Were mentioned in the survey 57 tree species native and exotic, distributed in 26 families and classified in the following categories of use: wood (furniture and construction), Medicine / hygiene, Beekeeping, Firewood, Popular Veterinary, Fodder, Food and Others. With the results, it is concluded that the studied community has knowledge of a large number of tree species. However, with regard to "use", few are actually used. In general, the popular knowledge in the community is maintained with a small portion of respondents and is not passed, tending to become increasingly scarce.
Authors and Affiliations
Mônica Costa Cordeiro, Rejane Tavares Botrel, Alan Cauê Holanda
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