How ethnobotany can aid biodiversity conservation: reflections on investigations in the semi-arid region of NE Brazil
How ethnobotany can aid biodiversity conservation: reflections on investigations in the semi-arid region of NE Brazil
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DOI：
10.1007/s10531-008-9463-8
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Araujo, Elcida de Lima
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作者：
de Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino;de Sousa Araujo, Thiago Antonio;Araujo, Elcida de Lima
民族植物学是一门相对较新的学科，但它的社会和科学作用正变得越来越一致，它作为补充地方和区域一级管理和保护战略的工具的重要性现在已得到全世界科学界的充分认识。在目前的工作中，我们收集了巴西东北部半干旱地区卡廷加植被地区四年民族植物学研究的信息，目的是为该地区的保护和管理行动确定一个模式。利用传统的民族植物学和植被调查技术获得的民族植物学和生态学信息，我们讨论了166种本地和外来植物的利用，并提出了保护和可持续利用计划的具体行动和特定物种群。我们还讨论了我们的方法的局限性，并指出为了制定有力和可行的行动计划，还必须收集哪些信息。
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.