Can ecological apparency explain the use of plant species in the semi-arid depression of Northeastern Brazil?

This study tested the ecological apparency hypothesis in the community of Barroquinha, in the municipality of Lagoa, Paraíba State, Brazil. We used the Use Value (UV) by testing the information obtained through three types of calculations: UVgeneral, UVcurrent, and UVpotential. The botanical samplin...

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Main Authors: João Paulo de Oliveira Ribeiro, Thamires Kelly Nunes Carvalho, João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro, Rodrigo Ferreira de Sousa, José Ribamar de Farias Lima, Rodrigo Silva de Oliveira, Carlos Antônio Belarmino Alves, Jomar Gomes Jardim, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2014-09-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062014000300021&lng=en&tlng=en