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Martins, Karina and Herrero Jaúregui, Cristina and Costa, Patricia da and Tonini, Hélio and Bentes-Gama, Michelliny de M. and Vieira, Abadio H. and Wadt, Lúcia Helena de O. (2012) Interspecific differences in the oleoresin production of Copaifera L. (Fabaceae) in the Amazon rainforest. Annals of Forest Science, 70 (3). pp. 319-328. ISSN 1297-966X
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Official URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-012-0254-8
Abstract
Context
Copaifera species produce an oleoresin of commercial importance that is widely extracted in Amazon communities.
Aims
This paper addresses two questions. (1) What are the morphological characteristics of Copaifera species that influence oleoresin production? (2) How do different Copaifera species respond to repeated harvests?
Methods
We performed a large-scale experiment in the Brazilian Amazon. We tapped 110 Copaifera trees belonging to four species, and several morphological tree characteristics were measured to determine their effect on oleoresin production.
Results
The proportion of Copaifera reticulata and Copaifera paupera trees that yielded more than 1 ml oleoresin was higher than the other species. The oleoresin volumes from yielding Copaifera pubiflora trees were significantly higher than those from C. reticulata and C. paupera, with Copaifera multijuga yielding intermediate values. Interestingly, none of the studied morphological tree characteristics had a significant effect on the proportion of yielding trees. Hollowed trees yielded significantly smaller volumes than non-hollowed trees. Both the proportion of yielding trees and oleoresin volumes decreased from the first to the second harvests for
C. reticulata and C. paupera; however, the opposite pattern
was observed for C. pubiflora.
Conclusions
Oleoresin production capacity varies by species, and management protocols should account for these differences.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Brazilian Amazon, Copaiba, Extractivism, Forest management, Non-timber forest products, Sustainability |
Subjects: | Medical sciences > Biology > Botany Medical sciences > Biology > Ecology |
ID Code: | 56005 |
Deposited On: | 25 Jun 2019 17:50 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2019 17:50 |
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