Fire Management in Veredas (Palm Swamps)
New Perspectives on Traditional Farming Systems in Jalapão, Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3754858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sílvia Laine Borges (Universidade de Brasília), Silvia Borges (0000-0002-3012-6515, Universidade de Brasília), Ludivine Eloy (0000-0002-6899-1993, University Sorbonne Nouvelle, France), Isabel Belloni Schmidt (0000-0001-9420-6509, Universidade de Brasília), Ana Carolina Sena Barradas (0000-0001-5509-7178, Chico Mendes Institute for the Biodiversity Conservation, Brazil), Ivanilton Almeida Dos Santos (Comunidades Quilombolas das Margens do Rio Novo, Brazil) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-294 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ambiente & sociedade (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1809-4422asoc20150020r1v1932016 |
| OpenAlex | W2527682543 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1414-753X2016000300269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 43 |
The veredas (palm swamps) of the cerrado biome are legally protected as Áreas de Preservação Permanente (Permanent Preservation Areas), and the use of fire in these wetlands is prohibited. We carried out a preliminary assessment of environmental impacts of the local use of agricultural fire in veredas through a collaborative research project in Jalapão (Tocantins, Brazil). We found that "roças de esgoto" (drained peat swamp swidden fields) form the basis of the agricultural system of this region. These fields ensure production throughout the year, provide more income than "roças de toco" (rainfed swidden fields), and may function as a repository of agrobiodiversity on a regional scale. This study suggests that the use of fire in veredas associated with roças de esgoto does not lead to significant deforestation, that is, to the disappearance of the forest physiognomy, but instead helps maintain tree cover during the fallow period, possibly accelerating natural succession
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Palm · Shifting cultivation · Swamp · Wetland · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Ecology · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |