Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest
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Resumo: | This study aims to investigate the consensus among informants in the naming of tree species from a high diversity environment, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Sete Barras, SP), through a methodological procedure based on standardized stimuli. Seven selected local experts on tree species used for timber and handicrafts were asked to walk individually across the same area of 1.72 ha and identify and name all the known trees of more than 4 cm DBH (diameter at breast height) using common names. All trees were botanically identified, and their DBH and height were measured. The ecologic salience of tree species, expressed in terms of abundance, average height and DBH, was tested in relation to the informants' knowledge and species naming. The guided walks resulted on 708 identification events, with common names corresponding to 122 botanical species, or 68% of all tree species present. Both the reduced abundance and ecological salience of rare species can explain their recognition. The highest concordances in naming a tree were related only to the species abundance and not to their size (given by diameter and height). In some cases, there is no single common name for a botanical species, reflecting the intrinsic variation in local knowledge, which must be considered in ethnobotanical studies, in ecological assessments based on local knowledge, as well as in community-based conservation and management programs. |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forestethnobotanyethnoecologylocal knowledgeparataxonomyThis study aims to investigate the consensus among informants in the naming of tree species from a high diversity environment, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Sete Barras, SP), through a methodological procedure based on standardized stimuli. Seven selected local experts on tree species used for timber and handicrafts were asked to walk individually across the same area of 1.72 ha and identify and name all the known trees of more than 4 cm DBH (diameter at breast height) using common names. All trees were botanically identified, and their DBH and height were measured. The ecologic salience of tree species, expressed in terms of abundance, average height and DBH, was tested in relation to the informants' knowledge and species naming. The guided walks resulted on 708 identification events, with common names corresponding to 122 botanical species, or 68% of all tree species present. Both the reduced abundance and ecological salience of rare species can explain their recognition. The highest concordances in naming a tree were related only to the species abundance and not to their size (given by diameter and height). In some cases, there is no single common name for a botanical species, reflecting the intrinsic variation in local knowledge, which must be considered in ethnobotanical studies, in ecological assessments based on local knowledge, as well as in community-based conservation and management programs.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2010-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032010000100007Biota Neotropica v.10 n.1 2010reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/S1676-06032010000100007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHanazaki,NataliaMazzeo,RogérioDuarte,Alexandre RomarizSouza,Vinícius CastroRodrigues,Ricardo Ribeiroeng2010-09-21T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032010000100007Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2010-09-21T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest Hanazaki,Natalia ethnobotany ethnoecology local knowledge parataxonomy |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
title_full |
Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Ecologic salience and agreement on the identification of tree species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Hanazaki,Natalia |
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Hanazaki,Natalia Mazzeo,Rogério Duarte,Alexandre Romariz Souza,Vinícius Castro Rodrigues,Ricardo Ribeiro |
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Mazzeo,Rogério Duarte,Alexandre Romariz Souza,Vinícius Castro Rodrigues,Ricardo Ribeiro |
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Hanazaki,Natalia Mazzeo,Rogério Duarte,Alexandre Romariz Souza,Vinícius Castro Rodrigues,Ricardo Ribeiro |
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ethnobotany ethnoecology local knowledge parataxonomy |
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ethnobotany ethnoecology local knowledge parataxonomy |
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This study aims to investigate the consensus among informants in the naming of tree species from a high diversity environment, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Sete Barras, SP), through a methodological procedure based on standardized stimuli. Seven selected local experts on tree species used for timber and handicrafts were asked to walk individually across the same area of 1.72 ha and identify and name all the known trees of more than 4 cm DBH (diameter at breast height) using common names. All trees were botanically identified, and their DBH and height were measured. The ecologic salience of tree species, expressed in terms of abundance, average height and DBH, was tested in relation to the informants' knowledge and species naming. The guided walks resulted on 708 identification events, with common names corresponding to 122 botanical species, or 68% of all tree species present. Both the reduced abundance and ecological salience of rare species can explain their recognition. The highest concordances in naming a tree were related only to the species abundance and not to their size (given by diameter and height). In some cases, there is no single common name for a botanical species, reflecting the intrinsic variation in local knowledge, which must be considered in ethnobotanical studies, in ecological assessments based on local knowledge, as well as in community-based conservation and management programs. |
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