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Implications from the Use of Non-timber Forest Products on the Consumption of Wood as a Fuel Source in Human-Dominated Semiarid Landscapes

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  • Maria Clara B. T. Cavalcanti

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Etnobiologia Aplicada e Teórica, Departamento de Biologia)

  • Marcelo Alves Ramos

    (Universidade de Pernambuco - Campus Mata Norte, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas)

  • Elcida L. Araújo

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Ecologia dos Ecossistemas Nordestinos, Departamento de Biologia)

  • Ulysses P. Albuquerque

    (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Etnobiologia Aplicada e Teórica, Departamento de Biologia)

Abstract

Little is known about what possible effects on wood resources might be caused by non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Here, we assessed the patterns of fuelwood consumption related to an NTFP (Caryocar coriaceum) oil extraction and how this non-domestic activity can indirectly increase the use pressure on fuelwood species in a protected area, semiarid of Brazil. We conducted semi-structured interviews, in situ inventories, phytosociological surveys, and analyses of wood quality to identify the set of woody plants used in oil production. Householders use large volumes of dry wood and a set of woody species, which are highly exploited. Additionally, many preferred species have low fuel potential and suffer much use pressure. The best fuelwood species are underused, what requires management strategies to improve their potential as a source of energy. As a result, we suggest some conservation and management actions of fuelwood resources related to the use of NTFPs.

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  • Maria Clara B. T. Cavalcanti & Marcelo Alves Ramos & Elcida L. Araújo & Ulysses P. Albuquerque, 2015. "Implications from the Use of Non-timber Forest Products on the Consumption of Wood as a Fuel Source in Human-Dominated Semiarid Landscapes," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 389-401, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:56:y:2015:i:2:d:10.1007_s00267-015-0510-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0510-4
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