title: Evidence for conservation and sustainable use in a fragment of the Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil by a traditional human group.
abstract: The use of forest resources by a rural community adjacent to a Biological Reserve was examined using quantitative methods based on the consensus of six local specialists. Plants with trunk diameters at 1.3 m above soil level (DBH) ≥ 5 cm were sampled in 0.5 ha of forest and their use-value (UV) were calculated and associated with their structural descriptors. A total of 129 species were identified, and 69 of them having known uses. The species with largest UV were: Xylopia sericea, Lecythis lanceolata and Guarea macrophylla. The results demonstrated that neither the degree of recognition of taxa by the local specialists nor their use-versatility depended on their abundance in nature. The results corroborate the hypothesis that richness of a plant family is a predictive character of its cultural importance and the community recognizes the value of conserving the forest remnants.
authors: Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, CEP 22.460-030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil ; Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Ciências Biológicas, Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Prédio Pe. Leonel Franca, 7 andar, CEP 22451-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil.
authors: Alexandre Gabriel
authors: AG
authors: Christo
authors: Rejan R
authors: RR
authors: Guedes-Bruni
authors: Felipedearaújopinto
authors: F
authors: Sobrinho
authors: Ary Gomes
authors: AG
authors: da Silva
authors: Ariane Luna
authors: AL
authors: Peixoto
keywords: Atlantic forest; Conservation; Ethnobotany; Forest resource; Rural community; Use-value
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