Elcida De Lima Araújo
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 135175 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Elcida De Lima Araújo |
| PRENOMES | Elcida De Lima |
| SOBRENOME | Araújo |
| ASSINATURA | ARAÚJO E L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3379-3540 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 83 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Climate change and local medical systems
Background: Climate change has intensified the incidence of climate-sensitive diseases (CSD) while simultaneously altering the availability of medicinal plant resources, with potential consequences for human health and the functioning of local medical systems (LMS), particularly in semiarid regions. Methods: Species distribution models were developed for 83 woody medicinal plant species using occurrence records from GBIF and bioclimatic variables…
Recife Charter – Pathways for the future of ethnobiology
At the 5th International School of Ethnobiology in Recife (4–5 November 2025), researchers from Brazil and around the world gathered in a spirit of collaboration and shared purpose to envision the future of ethnobiology. This document presents the central agreements and commitments from this transformative meeting, affirming the imperative for an ethnobiology that is theoretically robust, socially relevant, and ethically responsible. The Recife C…
The influence of prestige bias on knowledge and the dynamics of cultural transmission about medicinal plants in local medical systems
Background: Cultural transmission is crucial in social-ecological systems like local medical systems. According to the Theory of Cultural Evolution (CE), the information transmitted can change, either through cultural mutations (random) or guided variations (intentional). In local medical systems, this cultural transmission can be selective. For example, individuals tend to replicate information from prestigious social models, who generally have …
Sociodemographic Factors and Individuals’ Interactions with Forest Succession Drive Variations in the Knowledge and Selection of Plants
People socialize ecological information about the environment but may forget their own experiences
Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has been increasingly used in the search for efficient strategies to maintain biological diversity. However, considering the rapid environmental changes in ecosystems, such knowledge may have been lost between generations, affecting its potential application. In this study, we adopted the LEK of the potential dispersers of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae), an endangered plant species of socioeconomic and …
Local knowledge about medicinal plants does not influence the self-reported well-being of inhabitants of the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil
Background: The literature gathers several pieces of evidence on the use of medicinal plants for disease treatment, showing that local knowledge about medicinal plants is a relevant reservoir of information for local health treatment. However, a direct positive correlation between this local knowledge and the perception of well-being is still unknown, as well as the potential impacts of this correlation on humans’ quality of life. In this study, …
Socioeconomic and ecological indicators in willingness to accept compensation for the conservation of medicinal plants in a tropical dry forest
Perceptions of Risks Related to Climate Change in Agroecosystems in a Semi-arid Region of Brazil
Socioeconomic Factors and Cultural Changes Explain the Knowledge and Use of Ouricuri Palm (Syagrus coronata) by the Fulni–ô Indigenous People of Northeast Brazil
Optimal Foraging Theory and Medicinal Bark Extraction in Northeastern Brazil
Soil seed bank and its importance in the natural regeneration of degraded areas
As florestas tropicais secas sofreram uma grande degradação por atividades antrópicas, e muitas foram convertidas em pastagens ou áreas agrícolas. Conseqüentemente, as características do banco de sementes do solo dessas áreas foram modificadas, e é necessário uma melhor compreensão das implicações para a regeneração natural das florestas. Nesta revisão, o objetivo foi reunir o conhecimento atual sobre a influência das práticas humanas sobre o ban…
Criteria for Native Food Plant Collection in Northeastern Brazil
Human perceptions of landscape change
Knowledge, Use, and Management of the Babassu Palm (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) in the Araripe Region (Northeastern Brazil)
Local health practices and the knowledge of medicinal plants in a Brazilian semi-arid region
The informants had a broad and integrated view of health, perceiving the importance of conserving the environment within the National Forest of Araripe for the health and well-being of the local populations
The apparency hypothesis applied to a local pharmacopoeia in the Brazilian northeast
BackgroundData from an ethnobotanical study were analyzed to see if they were in agreement with the biochemical basis of the apparency hypothesis based on an analysis of a pharmacopeia in a rural community adjacent to the Araripe National Forest (Floresta Nacional do Araripe - FLONA) in northeastern Brazil. The apparency hypothesis considers two groups of plants, apparent and non-apparent, that are characterized by conspicuity for herbivores (hum…
Local Markets and Medicinal Plant Commerce
Rural fences in agricultural landscapes and their conservation role in an area of caatinga (dryland vegetation) in Northeast Brazil
Local Uses of Native Plants in an Area of Caatinga Vegetation (Pernambuco, NE Brazil)
The present work sought to identify the utilitarian potential of woody plant species in a fragment of caatinga (semi-arid) vegetation located in the “Agreste” region of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil. The study was undertaken in two stages: a floristic inventory was made of a forest fragment adjacent to the community examined in order to identify the species present in the area; this being followed by an ethnobotanical survey employing semi-structur…
Does the Local Availability of Woody Caatinga Plants (Northeastern Brazil) Explain Their Use Value
Use patterns and knowledge of medicinal species among two rural communities in Brazil's semi-arid northeastern region
Does the Local Availability of Woody Caatinga Plants (Northeastern Brazil) Explain Their Use Value
The apparency hypothesis applied to a local pharmacopoeia in the Brazilian northeast
BackgroundData from an ethnobotanical study were analyzed to see if they were in agreement with the biochemical basis of the apparency hypothesis based on an analysis of a pharmacopeia in a rural community adjacent to the Araripe National Forest (Floresta Nacional do Araripe - FLONA) in northeastern Brazil. The apparency hypothesis considers two groups of plants, apparent and non-apparent, that are characterized by conspicuity for herbivores (hum…
Human perceptions of landscape change
Local health practices and the knowledge of medicinal plants in a Brazilian semi-arid region
The informants had a broad and integrated view of health, perceiving the importance of conserving the environment within the National Forest of Araripe for the health and well-being of the local populations
Local Uses of Native Plants in an Area of Caatinga Vegetation (Pernambuco, NE Brazil)
The present work sought to identify the utilitarian potential of woody plant species in a fragment of caatinga (semi-arid) vegetation located in the “Agreste” region of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil. The study was undertaken in two stages: a floristic inventory was made of a forest fragment adjacent to the community examined in order to identify the species present in the area; this being followed by an ethnobotanical survey employing semi-structur…
Rural fences in agricultural landscapes and their conservation role in an area of caatinga (dryland vegetation) in Northeast Brazil
Socioeconomic Factors and Cultural Changes Explain the Knowledge and Use of Ouricuri Palm (Syagrus coronata) by the Fulni–ô Indigenous People of Northeast Brazil
Use patterns and knowledge of medicinal species among two rural communities in Brazil's semi-arid northeastern region
Does the Local Availability of Woody Caatinga Plants (Northeastern Brazil) Explain Their Use Value
Rural fences in agricultural landscapes and their conservation role in an area of caatinga (dryland vegetation) in Northeast Brazil
Local Uses of Native Plants in an Area of Caatinga Vegetation (Pernambuco, NE Brazil)
The present work sought to identify the utilitarian potential of woody plant species in a fragment of caatinga (semi-arid) vegetation located in the “Agreste” region of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil. The study was undertaken in two stages: a floristic inventory was made of a forest fragment adjacent to the community examined in order to identify the species present in the area; this being followed by an ethnobotanical survey employing semi-structur…
Local Markets and Medicinal Plant Commerce
The apparency hypothesis applied to a local pharmacopoeia in the Brazilian northeast
BackgroundData from an ethnobotanical study were analyzed to see if they were in agreement with the biochemical basis of the apparency hypothesis based on an analysis of a pharmacopeia in a rural community adjacent to the Araripe National Forest (Floresta Nacional do Araripe - FLONA) in northeastern Brazil. The apparency hypothesis considers two groups of plants, apparent and non-apparent, that are characterized by conspicuity for herbivores (hum…
Knowledge, Use, and Management of the Babassu Palm (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng) in the Araripe Region (Northeastern Brazil)
Local health practices and the knowledge of medicinal plants in a Brazilian semi-arid region
The informants had a broad and integrated view of health, perceiving the importance of conserving the environment within the National Forest of Araripe for the health and well-being of the local populations
Criteria for Native Food Plant Collection in Northeastern Brazil
Human perceptions of landscape change
Optimal Foraging Theory and Medicinal Bark Extraction in Northeastern Brazil
Soil seed bank and its importance in the natural regeneration of degraded areas
As florestas tropicais secas sofreram uma grande degradação por atividades antrópicas, e muitas foram convertidas em pastagens ou áreas agrícolas. Conseqüentemente, as características do banco de sementes do solo dessas áreas foram modificadas, e é necessário uma melhor compreensão das implicações para a regeneração natural das florestas. Nesta revisão, o objetivo foi reunir o conhecimento atual sobre a influência das práticas humanas sobre o ban…
Socioeconomic Factors and Cultural Changes Explain the Knowledge and Use of Ouricuri Palm (Syagrus coronata) by the Fulni–ô Indigenous People of Northeast Brazil
Perceptions of Risks Related to Climate Change in Agroecosystems in a Semi-arid Region of Brazil
Local knowledge about medicinal plants does not influence the self-reported well-being of inhabitants of the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil
Background: The literature gathers several pieces of evidence on the use of medicinal plants for disease treatment, showing that local knowledge about medicinal plants is a relevant reservoir of information for local health treatment. However, a direct positive correlation between this local knowledge and the perception of well-being is still unknown, as well as the potential impacts of this correlation on humans’ quality of life. In this study, …
Socioeconomic and ecological indicators in willingness to accept compensation for the conservation of medicinal plants in a tropical dry forest
People socialize ecological information about the environment but may forget their own experiences
Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has been increasingly used in the search for efficient strategies to maintain biological diversity. However, considering the rapid environmental changes in ecosystems, such knowledge may have been lost between generations, affecting its potential application. In this study, we adopted the LEK of the potential dispersers of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae), an endangered plant species of socioeconomic and …
The influence of prestige bias on knowledge and the dynamics of cultural transmission about medicinal plants in local medical systems
Background: Cultural transmission is crucial in social-ecological systems like local medical systems. According to the Theory of Cultural Evolution (CE), the information transmitted can change, either through cultural mutations (random) or guided variations (intentional). In local medical systems, this cultural transmission can be selective. For example, individuals tend to replicate information from prestigious social models, who generally have …
Sociodemographic Factors and Individuals’ Interactions with Forest Succession Drive Variations in the Knowledge and Selection of Plants
Climate change and local medical systems
Background: Climate change has intensified the incidence of climate-sensitive diseases (CSD) while simultaneously altering the availability of medicinal plant resources, with potential consequences for human health and the functioning of local medical systems (LMS), particularly in semiarid regions. Methods: Species distribution models were developed for 83 woody medicinal plant species using occurrence records from GBIF and bioclimatic variables…
Recife Charter – Pathways for the future of ethnobiology
At the 5th International School of Ethnobiology in Recife (4–5 November 2025), researchers from Brazil and around the world gathered in a spirit of collaboration and shared purpose to envision the future of ethnobiology. This document presents the central agreements and commitments from this transformative meeting, affirming the imperative for an ethnobiology that is theoretically robust, socially relevant, and ethically responsible. The Recife C…
Geography (18 obras) · Biology (15 obras) · Ecology (14 obras) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (10 obras) · Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications (9 obras) · Ethnobotany (6 obras) · Forestry (6 obras) · Medicinal plants (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Agroforestry (5 obras)