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Does the Local Availability of Woody Caatinga Plants (Northeastern Brazil) Explain Their Use Value by de Lucena, Reinaldo Farias Paiva, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, de Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…This study investigated the use of woody plants by a rural community in an area of dry land Caatinga vegetation in northeastern Brazil. Information was…”
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Spatio-temporal variation of seed rain between urban and rural fragments of humid tropical forests by Santos, Priscila Silva dos, Andrade da Silva, Kleber, Araújo, Elcida de Lima, Santos, Danielle Melo dos, Santos, Josiene Maria Falcão Fraga dos, Prazeres, Gicélia Lira dos, Ferraz, Elba Maria Nogueira

“…Introduction: The type of land use surrounding the remnants of tropical forest may generate changes in the characteristics of plant populations and…”
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Perceptions of Risks Related to Climate Change in Agroecosystems in a Semi-arid Region of Brazil by Magalhães, Henrique Fernandes, Feitosa, Ivanilda Soares, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…Small-scale farmers who depend on natural resources for subsistence in rural areas are especially vulnerable to climate change and may develop adaptive…”
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Use patterns and knowledge of medicinal species among two rural communities in Brazil's semi-arid northeastern region by Monteiro, Julio Marcelino, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de, Lins-Neto, Ernani Machado de Freitas, Araújo, Elcida Lima de, Amorim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de

“…The present work seeks to quantify the knowledge of two rural communities in the semi-arid region of the state of Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil) concerning…”
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Easy Access to Biomedicine and Knowledge about Medicinal Plants: A Case Study in a Semiarid Region of Brazil by Sousa, Bruno Melo de, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino, Araújo, Elcida de Lima

“…We aimed to evaluate how proximity to urban areas interferes with the relationship between socioeconomic variables and various aspects of medicinal plant…”
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Impact of management regime and frequency on the survival and productivity of four native tree species used for fuelwood and charcoal in the caatinga of northeast Brazil by Milliken, William, Gasson, Peter, Pareyn, Frans, Sampaio, Everardo V.S.B., Lee, Mark, Baracat, Amelia, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, Cutler, David

“…The seasonally dry deciduous forest (Caatinga) of northeast Brazil is under intense human pressure, and sustainable use of its tree resources for fuelwood is a…”
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Local Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Medicinal Plants near a Protected Area in Brazil by Feitosa, Ivanilda Soares, Almeida Campos, Juliana Loureiro, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de, Hanazaki, Natalia, da Silva, Noelia Ferreira, Araújo, Elcida de Lima

“…We investigated the influence of socioeconomic factors (age, gender, and occupation) on the local knowledge of medicinal plants in the Araripe National Forest,…”
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Socioeconomic and ecological indicators in willingness to accept compensation for the conservation of medicinal plants in a tropical dry forest by Laurentino, Marcelânio, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, Ramos, Marcelo Alves, Cavalcanti, Maria Clara Bezerra Tenório, Gonçalves, Paulo Henrique Santos, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…The contingent valuation method employs a hypothetical scenario to record a person’s declared preference with regard to their willingness to pay for an…”
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Socioeconomic Factors and Cultural Changes Explain the Knowledge and Use of Ouricuri Palm (Syagrus coronata) by the Fulni–ô Indigenous People of Northeast Brazil by Campos, Juliana Loureiro Almeida, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, Gaoue, Orou G., Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…Socioeconomic Factors and Cultural Changes Explain the Knowledge and Use of Ouricuri Palm ( Syagrus coronata ) by the Fulni–ô Indigenous People of Northeast…”
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Spatial–Temporal Dynamics of a Germinable Seed Bank of a Semi-Arid Vegetation in the Brazilian Northeast by Danielle Melo dos Santos, Kleber Andrade da Silva, Simone Rabelo da Cunha, Bruno Ayron de Souza Aguiar, Priscila Silva dos Santos, Vanessa Kelly Rodrigues de Araujo, Josiene Maria Falcão Fraga dos Santos, Elcida de Lima Araújo

“…Soil seed bank contributes to the maintenance and renewal of the plant community. Species richness and density of the soil seed bank are affected by the…”
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Local Markets and Medicinal Plant Commerce: A Review with Emphasis on Brazil by Monteiro, Julio Marcelino, Araujo, Elcida de Lima, Amorim, Elba Lucia Cavalcanti, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de

“…Local markets unite, concentrate, maintain, and diffuse empirical knowledge about plant and animal resources and therefore help guarantee the resilience and…”
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Farmers’ Perceptions of the Effects of Extreme Environmental Changes on Their Health: A Study in the Semiarid Region of Northeastern Brazil by Magalhães, Henrique Fernandes, Feitosa, Ivanilda Soares, Araújo, Elcida de Lima, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…People living in areas vulnerable to diseases caused by extreme climate change events, such as semiarid regions, tend to recognize them quickly and,…”
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The use of firewood in protected forests: collection practices and analysis of legal restrictions to extractivism by Nascimento, Luciana Gomes de Sousa, Ramos, Marcelo Alves, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino, Araújo, Elcida de Lima

“…ABSTRACT Restrictions to the collection of timber resources in protected areas have been scarcely studied. The aim of this study was to describe the practices…”
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Dynamics in the emergence of dormant and non-dormant herbaceous species from the soil seed bank from a Brazilian dry forest by de Souza, José Djalma, de Souza Aguiar, Bruno Ayron, dos Santos, Danielle Melo, de Araujo, Vanessa Kelly Rodrigues, Simões, Júlia Arruda, de Andrade, Juliana Ramos, de Lima Araújo, Elcida

“…Abstract Aims In dry tropical forests, herbaceous species may have dormancy mechanisms and form persistent and transient seed banks in the soil. Evolutionarily…”
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Humans as niche constructors: Revisiting the concept of chronic anthropogenic disturbances in ecology by Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino, Gonçalves, Paulo Henrique Santos, Ferreira Júnior, Washington Soares, Chaves, Leonardo Silva, Oliveira, Regina Célia da Silva, Silva, Temóteo Luiz Lima da, Santos, Gilney Charll dos, Araújo, Elcida de Lima

“…•Ecology has witnessed a strong conceptual shift.•Its not realistic to predict the future of ecosystems ignoring human being.•Ecologists have sought to…”
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Where are the Brazilian ethnobotanical studies in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga? by Heitor S.N. Liporacci, Natalia Hanazaki, Mara Rejane Ritter, Elcida de Lima Araújo

“…Abstract The Atlantic Forest and Caatinga ecosystems differ in terms of biodiversity and geoclimatic conditions but are similar in their rich socio-diversity…”
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Population structure and fruit availability of the babassu palm ( Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) in human-dominated landscapes of the Northeast Region of Brazil by Campos, Juliana Loureiro Almeida, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino, Peroni, Nivaldo, Araújo, Elcida de Lima

“…ABSTRACT We studied the population structure and fruit availability of the babassu palm, Attalea speciosa, in three human-dominated landscapes located near a…”
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Urban or rural fragments: which soil use in forest surroundings induces greater litter deposition? by dos Santos, Priscila Silva, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, de Andrade, Juliana Ramos, da Silva, Kleber Andrade, dos Santos, Danielle Melo, dos Santos, Josiene Maria Falcão Fraga, dos Prazeres, Gicélia Lira, Ferraz, Elba Maria Nogueira

“…The soil use in surroundings of forest remnants, as well as, variations in seasonality and rainfall totals from each year might influence the composition,…”
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Bibliometric analysis of ethnobotanical research in Brazil (1988-2013) by Ritter, Mara Rejane, Silva, Taline Cristina da, Araújo, Elcida de Lima, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…This study aimed to define the current status of ethnobotanical research in Brazil based on published scientific articles and to detect current knowledge gaps…”
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Caryocar coriaceum (Caryocaraceae) diaspore removal and dispersal distance on the margin and in the interior of a Cerrado area in Northeastern Brazil by Santos, Gilney Charll, Schiel, Nicola, Araújo, Elcida de Lima, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

“…The seed dispersal process is a crucial stage in plant regeneration and maintenance of forest biological diversity. While the number of removed seeds is…”
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