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Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena

Researcher at Federal University of Paraíba

Publications -  126
Citations -  2662

Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena is an academic researcher from Federal University of Paraíba. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Biodiversity. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 109 publications receiving 2315 citations. Previous affiliations of Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena include Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco.

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Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by local specialists in an region of Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco (Northeastern Brazil)

TL;DR: This study demonstrated that local people tend to agree with each other in terms of the plants used to treat blood-related problems, but cite a much more diverse group of plants to treat problems related to the respiratory and digestive systems – two important categories in studies undertaken in different parts of the world.
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Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology

TL;DR: This chapter gives an opportunity of a brief explanation of the terms most commonly used by ethnobiologist and ethnoecologist as well as access to information about procedures for contact with the informant, theoretical and practical to check the validity and reliability of information obtained.
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Evaluating Two Quantitative Ethnobotanical Techniques

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical evaluation of two quantitative techniques used in ethnobotanical studies was undertaken using data concerning plant use in a rural community in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco State, northeastern Brazil.
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How ethnobotany can aid biodiversity conservation: reflections on investigations in the semi-arid region of NE Brazil

TL;DR: In this article, the authors collected information from four years of ethnobotanical study in an area of caatinga vegetation in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil with the goal of defining a model for conservation and management actions in the region.