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Use of Terra Firme Forest by Caicubi Caboclos, Middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. A Quantitative Study

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Use of Terra Firme Forest by Caicubi Caboclos, Middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. A Quantitative Study. An ethnobotanical study was carried out with caboclos from the village of Caicubi, Roraima State, Brazil. This village is located between the Rio Negro and Rio Branco. The data were collected in 1 ha of terra firme forest and involved caboclo knowledge of the tree species with individuals dbh ≥ 10 cm. A total of 11 informants between 34 to 74 years of age were interviewed. The caboclos used 185 (98%) of the 189 species analyzed. The family with the highest use value for the community was Arecaceae. The species with the highest use value was Bertholletia excelsa. Arecaceae, Lecythidaceae, and Sapotaceae showed a wide variety of uses. The uses were grouped into eight categories; those with the highest use values were firewood, technology, and construction. The mean use value for species was 1.6. The most intensely used resources in the forest were wood, leaves, spines, and exudates.

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We thank the Instituto Caiuá for financial support of field work, especially Walo Leuzinger; the community of Caicubi village for giving us shelter, especially Ernane Fontes Barbosa for his help and dedication in the field; Pedrinho Jazinto Ogasti (Wilson), José dos Santos (Passarinho), Juzelino Ferreira da Silva, Duacir de Melos das Cahagas (Gavião), Elio Brasão (Gary), Arlindo Mendes da Costa, Elizabeth Araújo da Costa, Plinia de Melo, Alberto Cerrão dos Santos (Mutum), and Esteban Brás Monteiro. Thanks to C.A. Cid Ferreira for support at the INPA herbarium and P. Assunção for helping to identify specimens at the INPA herbarium; specialists A. Vicentini, D. Daly, J. E. Ribeiro, and M. Hopkins for identifying species belonging to their families; D. Araujo for reviewing an early version of this paper; and the staff of the Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro for being so helpful. This research was supported by a grant from Capes (scholarship) and CNPq (research).

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Soler Alarcón, J.G., Luna Peixoto, A. Use of Terra Firme Forest by Caicubi Caboclos, Middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. A Quantitative Study. Econ Bot 62, 60–73 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-007-9001-8

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