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Pressure Indicators of Wood Resource Use in an Atlantic Forest Area, Northeastern Brazil

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  • Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Etnobotânica Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica)

  • Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Etnobotânica Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica)

  • Taline Cristina da Silva

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Etnobotânica Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica)

  • Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Etnobotânica Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica)

Abstract

Wood resources are often used to support the needs of the local population. In order to protect biodiversity and resources, conservation strategies need to consider what types of wood use have the strongest impacts on forested areas. This study aimed to identify the use categories that put higher pressure on an Atlantic forest region located in the municipality of Igarassu in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. To conduct the study, we measured the volume of all wood products in 62 surveyed residences and registered the average replacement time for such products. The fuelwood category was most important locally and accounted for 92% of annual wood consumption. However, the construction category harvests more destructively and concentrates on the consumption of a few wood species. Therefore we recommend the fuelwood category to be the main focus of conservation effforts. In addition, the most important species for construction purposes (e.g., Eschweilera ovata (Cambess.) Miers, Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J.F. Macbr. and Pogonophora schomburgkiana Miers ex Benth) should also be considered as a priority for conservation.

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  • Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros & Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida & Taline Cristina da Silva & Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, 2011. "Pressure Indicators of Wood Resource Use in an Atlantic Forest Area, Northeastern Brazil," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 47(3), pages 410-424, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:47:y:2011:i:3:d:10.1007_s00267-011-9618-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9618-3
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