Abstract The biota of the humid mountain ranges of the Brazilian semiarid is still poorly understood. In order to fill this scientific gap, we carried out an extensive survey along altitudinal ranges (400m - 1,000 m) on both the windward and the leeward slopes of the Baturité Mountain Range, in the state of Ceará state. We registered 400 plant species and 92 families. The Myrtaceae (36 spp.), Fabaceae (25 spp.)...
ABSTRACT An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the Quilombola Community of Serra do Evaristo in the municipality of Baturité, Ceará state, Brazil. We interviewed 41 residents who provided information on the plants used, the types of use, the preparation methods, the purchase location of the plants and their knowledge source. One hundred and fourteen species belonging to 53 botanical families were recorded...
RESUMO Entre os impactos diretos causados pela instalação de redes elétricas sobre a vegetação e o solo ressaltam-se a fragmentação de trechos de mata, os efeitos de borda decorrentes da derrubada de áreas florestadas, o estabelecimento de corredores sob as linhas de transmissão de energia e a aceleração de processos erosivos do solo. Objetivou-se, no presente estudo, propor alternativas de manejo racional da c...