Viability of the Babassu Palm Eco-socio-system in Brazil: The Challenges of Coviability
2019
Mitja, Danielle | Sirakov, Nikolay | Moreira dos Santos, Alessio | González-Pérez, Sol | Jorge Macedo, Deiane | Delaître, Eric | Demagistri, Laurent | Loisel, Patrice | Miranda, Izildinha | Rey-Valette, Hélène | da Rocha, Maria Regina Teixeira | Fontez, Bénédicte | Libourel Rouge, Thérèse | Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) | Mathématiques, Informatique et STatistique pour l'Environnement et l'Agronomie (MISTEA) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Para (UNIFESSPA) | Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA) | Federal University of Para - Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA [Belém, Brazil] (UFPA) | UMR 228 Espace-Dev, Espace pour le développement ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Avignon Université (AU)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université de Guyane (UG)-Université des Antilles (UA) | Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - FRE2010 (CEE-M) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) | Université de Montpellier (UM) | the Foundation Agropolis Open Science program (project sustainable management of the babassu palm, 2014-2017) and the CNES TOSCA program (project CIC-TOOB 2013-2014)
Vol. 2: Coviability Questioned by a Diversity of Situations Chapitre 40 La version en français sera publiée ultérieurement aux éditions Matériologiques en co-édition avec les éditions IRD
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. The babassu palm tree (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng.) is a species native to the Amazonian rainforest. The invasive nature of this palm tree results in a high density of babassu palm trees with a subsequent decrease in forage crop production. This is a serious problem for local farmers who have tried to resolve it by removing mature palms, seedlings and young individuals. Within these conditions, is coviability between the babassu palm tree and society possible? Our work consisted in developing tools and methods with the aim of producing knowledge and providing answers to this issue within a given territory. To understand the eco-socio-system, we have explored the available knowledge in the literature, produced specific field data, tools and methods such as mathematical modeling (dynamics of the palm tree population) and remote sensing (land use analysis thanks to Landsat high-resolution images and automatic detection of mature palm trees using Pleiades and GeoEye very high-resolution images). This multidisciplinary research in progress has already given us a good overview of the current situation of this eco-socio-system, enabling us to consider the best way to ensure its sustainability.
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