The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil
Abstract The present study analyzes the relationship between people and plants in the caatinga region of Northeastern Brazil, considering the influence of socio-economic factors on different categories of plant use in the community. Thus, it aims to associate socio-economic factors and knowledge in...
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| author | Alessandra F. O. Martins Arcilon A. Medeiros Júlio Marcelino Monteiro Anderson da Costa Armstrong Ernani Machado de Freitas Lins Neto |
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| description | Abstract The present study analyzes the relationship between people and plants in the caatinga region of Northeastern Brazil, considering the influence of socio-economic factors on different categories of plant use in the community. Thus, it aims to associate socio-economic factors and knowledge in the use dynamics of medicinal, food and timber plants in Brejo da Conceição community, Currais, Piaui, Brazil. The data set was obtained through semi-structured interviews, interviewing one-hundred-one persons: 46 women and 55 men. A generalized linear model analyzed socio-economic factors influencing the knowledge of plants, built using Poisson distribution and having as explanatory variable age, gender, number of residents in household and education; as a response variable, the number of plants cited per respondent. To better understand the distribution of plants in use categories, we verified which species are the most important locally and, for that, we calculated the plants’ Cultural Importance Index and Relative Importance Index. The interviewees cited 126 plant species. Among these species, 74 were native, and 52 were naturalized. Overlapping the categories of use, the most prominent species in the categories medicinal and food, according to the indices of cultural importance (CI) and relative importance (RII), were the buriti palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa L.f.), orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) and cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.). For the overlap of medicinal and timber uses, catinga de porco stood out (Terminalia brasiliensis (Cambess.) Eichler) and birro de cangalha (Diplopterys sp.). The lemon balm herb stood out as its medical use (Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson). Just the number of residents and gender factors influenced the plants’ knowledge of Brejo da Conceição in medicinal use, food and wood resources. Given the complexity of current discussions that guide related to these characteristics, the proposed results can serve as a reference for future research that incorporates more aspects of local ecological knowledge, including analyzing other essential variables that shape the distribution of knowledge in the distinct categories of use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b4535bb6f3d434b85ae31c040ea34a82023-12-12T07:51:22ZengSociedade Botânica do BrasilActa Botânica Brasílica1677-941X2023-12-013710.1590/1677-941x-abb-2023-0127The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern BrazilAlessandra F. O. Martinshttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-4938-8003Arcilon A. MedeirosJúlio Marcelino Monteirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7753-6258Anderson da Costa Armstronghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-8922Ernani Machado de Freitas Lins Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6399-081XAbstract The present study analyzes the relationship between people and plants in the caatinga region of Northeastern Brazil, considering the influence of socio-economic factors on different categories of plant use in the community. Thus, it aims to associate socio-economic factors and knowledge in the use dynamics of medicinal, food and timber plants in Brejo da Conceição community, Currais, Piaui, Brazil. The data set was obtained through semi-structured interviews, interviewing one-hundred-one persons: 46 women and 55 men. A generalized linear model analyzed socio-economic factors influencing the knowledge of plants, built using Poisson distribution and having as explanatory variable age, gender, number of residents in household and education; as a response variable, the number of plants cited per respondent. To better understand the distribution of plants in use categories, we verified which species are the most important locally and, for that, we calculated the plants’ Cultural Importance Index and Relative Importance Index. The interviewees cited 126 plant species. Among these species, 74 were native, and 52 were naturalized. Overlapping the categories of use, the most prominent species in the categories medicinal and food, according to the indices of cultural importance (CI) and relative importance (RII), were the buriti palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa L.f.), orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) and cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.). For the overlap of medicinal and timber uses, catinga de porco stood out (Terminalia brasiliensis (Cambess.) Eichler) and birro de cangalha (Diplopterys sp.). The lemon balm herb stood out as its medical use (Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson). Just the number of residents and gender factors influenced the plants’ knowledge of Brejo da Conceição in medicinal use, food and wood resources. Given the complexity of current discussions that guide related to these characteristics, the proposed results can serve as a reference for future research that incorporates more aspects of local ecological knowledge, including analyzing other essential variables that shape the distribution of knowledge in the distinct categories of use.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062023000100145&lng=en&tlng=enEthnobotanyMedicinal PlantsFood PlantsTimber ResourcesGender |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra F. O. Martins Arcilon A. Medeiros Júlio Marcelino Monteiro Anderson da Costa Armstrong Ernani Machado de Freitas Lins Neto The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil Acta Botânica Brasílica Ethnobotany Medicinal Plants Food Plants Timber Resources Gender |
| title | The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_full | The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_short | The Influence of Socio-economic Factors on Distinct Categories of Use in a Rural Community in Northeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | influence of socio economic factors on distinct categories of use in a rural community in northeastern brazil |
| topic | Ethnobotany Medicinal Plants Food Plants Timber Resources Gender |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062023000100145&lng=en&tlng=en |
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