Table 1 -
Distribution of costs associated with acquisition and annual
maintenance of one native plant specimen from Serra do Cipó in
the living collections of the BG-ZBF related to 2010.
Table 2 -
Plant diversity storage service provided by Serra do Cipó
ecosystems per categories of plant diversity.
Table 3 -
Distribution of values of the plant diversity storage service
provided by Serra do Cipó ecosystems per categories of plant
diversity and taxonomic group. Values in the table are in 2010
US$ × 103.
Item
Quantity
Unit cost (US$)
Total cost (US$ year–1)
N° of specimens
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Car rentala
24 days
117.48
2,819.43
268
10.52
Fuelb
160 liters
1.51
241.23
268
0.90
Food and accommodationc
96 costs/day
62.82
6,030.86
268
22.50
Total
30.86
a
b
c
Source: BG-ZBF database; personal information (staff).
Item
Total cost (US$ year–1)
Lifetime
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Nurseries with irrigation systema
82,924.29
20 years
1.26
Total
1.26
a
Source: BG-ZBF database.
Utilisation
Area (m2)
Unit cost (US$ month–1)
Total cost (US$ month–1)
Total cost (US$ year–1)
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Technical Administrativea
103.8
3.96
410.81
4,929.77
1.49
Nurseriesb
1,500
1.54
2,308.69
27,704.25
8.40
Total
9.89
a
b
Obs: Tax costs were not considered.
Sector
Item
Cost (US$)a
Lifetime (year)
Total cost (US$ year–1)
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Additional informationb
Applied Botany
Furniture
2,674.91
10
267.49
0.08
100%
Electronic equipment
15,162.69
5
3032.54
0.92
100%
Other equipment
892.31
5-10
141.73
0.04
100%
Trainees
Furniture
153.79
10
15.38
0.00
100%
Electronic equipment
28.77
5
5.75
0.00
100%
Laboratory
Furniture
804.62
10
26.55
0.01
100%
Equipment
4,184.19
10-15
86.32
0.03
100%
Boardroom
Furniture
1,594.66
10
52.62
0.02
33.3%
Electronic equipment
2,522.51
5
166.49
0.05
33.3%
Technicians room
Furniture
674.95
10
22.27
0.01
33.3%
Electronic equipment
3,000.73
5
198.05
0.06
33.3%
Others equipment
2,289.34
5-10
79.79
0.02
33.3%
Meeting room
Furniture
377.85
10
12.47
0.00
33.3%
Accessory
Furniture
808.36
10
26.68
0.01
33.3%
Electronic equipment
7,062.07
5
466.10
0.14
33.3%
Others equipment
555.34
20
9.16
0.00
33.3%
Refectory
Furniture
283.95
10
9.37
0.00
33.3%
Electronic equipment
266.36
5
17.58
0.01
33.3%
Others equipment
231.18
5
15.26
0.00
33.3%
Kitchen
Furniture
220.88
10
7.29
0.00
33.3%
Electronic equipment
804.11
5
53.07
0.02
33.3%
Lobby
Electronic equipment
2,774.19
5
183.10
0.06
33.3%
Reception
Furniture
244.59
10
8.07
0.00
33.3%
Electronic equipment
5,071.36
5
304.45
0.09
33.3%
Others equipment
64.83
15
1.43
0.00
33.3%
Total
1.58
a
b
Source: BG-ZBF database.
Item
Total cost (US$ year–1)
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Additional information
Computer materials
67.85
0.02
100%
Electronic materials
69.81
0.02
100%
Cleaning supplies
243.60
0.07
100%
Fertilisers, Pesticides and Substrates
876.24
0.27
100%
Laboratory – Chemicals products
298.09
0.09
100%
Ropes/Chains
15.58
0.00
100%
Construction materials
458.39
0.14
100%
Medicines
499.50
0.15
100%
Safety equipment
319.30
0.10
100%
Wrapping and packaging
169.37
0.05
100%
Office supplies
287.76
0.09
100%
Manual tools
215.52
0.07
100%
Communication and identification items
110.57
0.03
100%
Garden tools
2,147.40
0.65
100%
Home materials
273.64
0.08
100%
Refectory and kitchen
19.85
0.01
100%
Processing materials
19.00
0.01
100%
Metallic uniforms
845.54
0.26
100%
Bibliographic collections
644.46
0.20
33.3%
Total
2.30
a
Source: BG-ZBF database.
Post
Quantity
Unit cost (US$ month–1)b
Total cost (US$ year–1)
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Directora
1
1,172.67
14,072.00
4.26
Biologist
4
2,035.41
97,699.89
29.61
Gardner
4
1,010.17
48,488.09
14.69
Gardner assistant
2
712.86
17,108.58
5.18
Trainee
1
293.40
3,520.81
1.07
Administrative assistanta
2
310.11
7,442.72
2.26
General assistanta
2
475.24
5,702.86
1.73
Total
58.80
a
b
Source: BG-ZBF database
Category
Total cost (US$ month–1)a
Total cost (US$ year–1)
Cost per specimen (US$
year–1)
Electricity
241.23
2,894.81
0.88
Communication
75.39
904.63
0.27
Water
289.65
3,475.75
1.05
a
Source: BG-ZBF database.
Taxa
N° of species
Category
Endemic – Serra do Cipó
Endemic – Espinhaço Range
Threatened – MG state
Non endemic and not threatened
Bryopsida
20
0
0
0
20
Coniferopsida
2
0
0
0
2
Dicotyledoneae
1,465
20
55
73
1,337
Lycopsida
5
0
0
0
5
Monocotiledoneae
609
51
30
40
539
Pteropsida
56
1
1
0
55
Total
2,157
72
86
113
1,958
Source: Modified from Madeira
et al. (2008).