Private environmental consultancy reveals five genera and ten species of angiosperms new to Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil

New occurrences of 10 species of angiosperms from Rio Grande do Norte state are reported. These data were collected by an environmental consultancy prior to the establishment of a wind farm. These records demonstrate the presence of knowledge gaps in the Caatinga flora of the state and show how an e...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 439 - 451
Main Authors Moura, Edweslley Otaviano de, de Sousa, Valdeci Fontes, Soares, Arthur de Souza, Versieux, Leonardo M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 06.04.2018
Subjects
Angiosperms
Biodiversity
Brazil
caatinga
Environmental studies
Flora
humans
New records
Wind farms
Wind power
Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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Summary:New occurrences of 10 species of angiosperms from Rio Grande do Norte state are reported. These data were collected by an environmental consultancy prior to the establishment of a wind farm. These records demonstrate the presence of knowledge gaps in the Caatinga flora of the state and show how an environmental consultancy can positively contribute towards the documentation of biodiversity in areas prior to their modification by human activities. In particular, at a time when the Brazilian Congress is discussing the elimination of environmental studies for licensing new developments, these new occurrence data highlight the importance of environmental studies.
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ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/14.2.439