So close, yet so far away:

Brazil's smallest Cerrado Ecological Station and people of its surroundings

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/TerraPlural.v.16.2219621.022

Keywords:

Urban biodiversity, Campo Mourão, vegetation of Cerrado, Perception of environment

Abstract

The Cerrado biome occupies approximately 22% of the Brazilian territory. The state of Paraná has records of this vegetation in seven municipalities, including Campo Mourão, which reached 102 km² in area. Currently, the remnants of Cerrado in the municipality are concentrated in the urban area, mainly in the Prof.ª Diva Aparecida Camargo Cerrado Ecological Station - EEC (smallest Cerrado do Brasil ecological station with 13,330 m2) and lot 7H (~22,000 m²). This work brings the first sketch about the perception of residents around the EEC. For this, 25 residents were interviewed (semi-structured questions). As a result, the organizational map of the social representation of the Station was obtained, having as its central core the elements “Good/Good” and peripheral elements e.g. “important, trees, taste, preservation, fresh and abandoned”. The result indicated a predominantly positive evaluation the residents. However, there is little understanding of the importance of the Cerrado and the EEC.

Author Biographies

Mario, Universidade Estadual do Paraná, UNESPAR/Mestrando

Graduated in bachelor's degree and bachelor's degree in Geography from the State Faculty of Sciences and Letters of Campo Mourão (2015). Specialist in Geography, education and environment and researcher at the State Faculty of Science and Letters of Campo Mourão. He has experience in the field of Geosciences.

Eloisa , Universidade Estadual do Paraná, UNESPAR, Campo Mourão, PR, Brasil.

Graduated in History from the State University of Maringá (1991), Master's (2001) and Ph.D. (2007) in Environmental Sciences from the State University of Maringá. She is currently an Associate Professor at the State University of Paraná / Campo Mourão Campus. She has experience in the field of Ecology, with an emphasis on Environmental Education. She works mainly in the Geography Course and in the Specialization in Geography, Environment and Teaching.

Mauro, Universidade Estadual do Paraná, UNESPAR, Campo Mourão, PR, Brasil/ Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil

Associate Professor at the Collegiate of Geography at the State University of Paraná - Campo Mourão Campus and Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Geography (Masters and Doctorate) at the State University of Maringá. Fecilcam/uNESPAR Paleoenvironmental I work in the Geosciences area more specifically with the following themes: Quaternary studies, paleoclimatology, biogeography and paleoenvironmental reconstruction through bioindidacolors (pollen, freshwater sponge spicules and phytoliths). (Productivity Scholarship from Fundação Araucária 2013-2015).

Renan Valério Eduvirgem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá/Doutorando em Geografia

Graduated in Geography - Bachelor and Degree - from the State University of Maringá (2015), Master in Geography from the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the State University of Maringá (2018). Specialist in Archeology from the same institution (2018). Doctoral candidate in Geography by the Postgraduate Program in Geography (PGE-UEM). Collaborating Teacher of the Department of Geography of the Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste.

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Published

2022-09-01

How to Cite

ALENCAR, M. S. S. de .; PAROLIN, E. S. de P. .; PAROLIN, M.; EDUVIRGEM, R. V. So close, yet so far away: : Brazil’s smallest Cerrado Ecological Station and people of its surroundings. Terr@ Plural, [S. l.], v. 16, p. 1–15, 2022. DOI: 10.5212/TerraPlural.v.16.2219621.022. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/19621. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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