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“Is This Edible Anyway?” The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
wiley   +1 more source

Ancient Plant DNA as a Window Into the Cultural Heritage and Biodiversity of Our Food System

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Since the beginning of the ancient DNA revolution in the 1980s, archeological plant remains and herbarium specimens have been analyzed with molecular techniques to probe the evolutionary interface of plants and humans.
Natalia A. S. Przelomska, Natalia A. S. Przelomska, Chelsey G. Armstrong, Logan Kistler   +3 more
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Experience of Initiating Collaboration of Traditional Healers in Managing HIV and AIDS in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2007
Collaboration between traditional healers and biomedical practitioners is now being accepted by many African countries south of the Sahara because of the increasing problem of HIV/AIDS.
Edmund J Kayombo, Febronia C Uiso, Zakaria H Mbwambo, Rogasian L Mahunnah, Mainen J Moshi, Yasin H Mgonda, UNAIDS, R King, AIDS Action, EJ Kayombo, Homsy Jaco, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Viall Jeanne, Tumushabe Joseph, Iwere Ngozi, A Burnett, E Green, L Swantz, EJ Kayombo, EJ Kayombo, E Turner, ZH Mbwambo, D Warren, D Mammond-Tooke, UNAIDS, National AIDS Control Programme, URT (United Republic of Tanzania), URT, David Scheinman, Adri van der Maas   +29 more
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Revitalizing endangered mycocultural heritage in Mesoamerica: The case of the Tlahuica‐Pjiekakjoo culture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 907-923, May 2026.
The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal, Magdalena Martínez‐Reyes, Olivia Ayala‐Vásquez, Rodríguez‐Evangelista Fabiola, Mayra Lagunes Reyes, Faustino Hernández‐Santiago, Mónica Rangel Villafranco, Fuqiang Yu, Jesús Pérez‐Moreno   +8 more
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Use of an Adaptive-Vegetation Model to Restore Degraded Tropical Peat Swamp Forest to Support Climate Resilience

Land
Climate change poses significant challenges to ecosystems globally, demanding innovative methods for environmental conservation and restoration. Restoration initiatives require significant amounts of appropriate vegetation that is both adaptive and ...
I. Wayan Susi Dharmawan, Yunita Lisnawati, Hengki Siahaan, Bambang Tejo Premono, Mohamad Iqbal, Ahmad Junaedi, Niken Sakuntaladewi, Bastoni, Ridwan Fauzi, Ramawati, Ardiyanto Wahyu Nugroho, Ni Kadek Erosi Undaharta, Anang Setiawan Achmadi, Titiek Setyawati, Chairil Anwar Siregar, Pratiwi, Sona Suhartana, Soenarno, Dulsalam, Asep Sukmana   +19 more
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Ethics in Ethnobiology Publication

Ethnobiology Letters, 2012
With the recent multiplication of traditional and electronic venues for publishing in ethnobiology, the social sciences, the life sciences, and related fields, it is increasingly important that authors practice self-diligence to ensure that the contents ...
James R. Welch
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Firewood Resource Management in Different Landscapes in NW Patagonia [PDF]

, 2017
Ecosystems, their components, processes and functions are all subject to management by human populations, with the purpose of adapting the environments to make them more habitable and ensuring the availability and continuity of subsistence resources ...
Ladio, Ana Haydee, Molares, Soledad, Morales, Daniela Vanesa   +2 more
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Mycochemical Diversity and Therapeutic Potential of Hymenochaetoid Fungi from Central Asia: Regional and Global Perspectives

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.
Central Asia harbors a rich yet understudied assemblage of wood‐inhabiting Hymenochaetoid fungi. This review delivers the first comprehensive synthesis of 43 poroid species representing 18 genera documented across montane forests, steppes, and xeric habitats.
Yusufjon Gafforov, Milena Rašeta, Sylvie Rapior, Manzura Yarasheva, Oksana Mykchaylova, Rustamjon Allaberdiev, Şule İnci, Dilfuza Berdieva, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Shikhnazar Khodjaev, Dian‐Ming Hu, Weijun Yang, Abudujilili Abuduaini, Maria Letizia Taddei, Mengcen Wang, Islomjon Urinboev, Jiajia Chen   +16 more
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A model designed for estimating biomass and carbon pool stock in over-mature plantations of teak; Tectona grandis [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) plantations are essential for wood production and reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by storing carbon.
C.A. Siregar, B.H. Narendra, I.K. Abywijaya, P. Pratiwi, L. Alhamd, I.W.S. Dharmawan, E.E.W. Hadi, H. Kurniawan   +7 more
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Children’s ethnobiological knowledge: an introduction

AnthropoChildren, 2017
By the turn of the 21st century, several anthropologists have insistently been denouncing a global disinterest for anthropology of child (see for instance Corsaro 2003; Friedl 2004; Gottlieb 2000; Hirschfeld 2002; Panther-Brick & Smith 2000). Since then, and especially over the past decade, anthropological research pertaining to children and childhood ...
Dounias, Edmond, Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Yildiz   +1 more
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