Caracterização etnobotânica da comunidade pesqueira de Caravelas, APA Ponta da Baleia, Abrolhos

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a Baleia, Abrolhos ABSTRACT The processes of occupation of the Atlantic forest implied a great loss of biodiversity, in turn, in Caravelas in APA Ponta da Baleia / Abrolhos, in the extreme south of Bahia, it was no different. As traditional communities are important to describe, in detail, the complexity of space and the interaction between humans and the forest. Thus, the objective of this work was to carry out a survey of plants used by fishermen in this area, without understanding what they are and which ones are used, in addition to understanding what are the implications of using plants for their livelihood and for the conservation of biodiversity place. Semistructured interviews were carried out, according to the “Bola de Neve” technique, in the communities of the municipality's headquarters, as well as in Ponta de Areia and Barra de Caravelas. The mentioned species were collected, pressed, identified and deposited in the herbarium Prof. Geraldo C.P. Pinto (GCPP). The research data follow a qualitative and quantitative approach, in a way that was calculated or the Use Value Index (VU). For this, two works were carried out, an article shows the quantitative data of the research and a memorial with all the qualitative material, such as the history of the collected traditions. 129 plant species were surveyed, belonging to 48 botanical families, in 89 interviews, as well as surveyed in categories of use, the most cited in medicinal use (48,48%). It was possible to verify who interviewed the female gender with the highest number of plant species of herbaceous size (100%) and the male genera of woody size (57.77%). Of the ten species with the highest VU, nine are native, or have high cultural importance. Likewise, information was collected on how the community selects as plants, on the implications of using flora for income generation and conservation and the relationship of this community with the APA PB-A forests. Note that fishermen select as species from ancient knowledge, passed on from generation, as well as fantasies of carrying out totally empirical experiences used in the speech of one or another student and that they learn from family members. They have extensive knowledge that does not refer to the use of plant species, this knowledge being passed on through the stories