Fishers' knowledge and seahorse conservation in Brazil. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2005 From a conservationist perspective, seahorses are threatened fishes. Concomitantly, from a socioeconomic perspective, they represent a source of income to many fishing communities in developing countries.
Rosa IM +6 more
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The "hidden diversity" of medicinal plants in northeastern Brazil: diagnosis and prospects for conservation and biological prospecting. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013 Increases in ethnobotanical studies and knowledge in recent decades have led to a greater and more accurate interpretation of the overall patterns related to the use of medicinal plants, allowing for a clear identification of some ecological and cultural phenomena.
Cavalcanti DR, Albuquerque UP.
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A Yup'ik dance mask from the early‐1900s connects Indigenous tradition and shorebird conservation
People and NatureA dance mask from the early 1900s reveals connections between Yup'ik people of western Alaska and shorebirds as well as their shared struggle to thrive in the modern world.
Liliana C. Naves
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Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2011 Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology. Historically, ethnozoological publications grew out of studies undertaken in
Alves RR, Souto WM.
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Cognition, culture and utility: plant classification by Paraguayan immigrant farmers in Misiones, Argentina. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2017 Background: This study was conducted in three rural communities of small farmers of Paraguayan origin living in the province of Misiones, Argentina.
Kujawska M +3 more
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Ethnotaxonomy Knowledge of Food Plants in The Enggano Tribe District North Bengkulu
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental ScienceAbstract Enggano Island, a small and outermost island of Indonesia, possesses high biodiversity with notable endemism and risk of extinction. This loss not only affects biodiversity but also impacts the traditional knowledge systems passed down through the Enggano language.
Dita Kurnia +2 more
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Consensus of the 'Malasars' traditional aboriginal knowledge of medicinal plants in the Velliangiri holy hills, India. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2008 There are many vanishing cultures that possess a wealth of knowledge on the medicinal utility of plants. The Malasars of Dravidian Tamils are an indigenous society occupying the forests of the Western Ghats, South India.
Ragupathy S +4 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research InternationalNatural plant products have gained increasing attention, but climate change and human activities have led to the degradation of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity. This study aims to contribute to the preservation of local knowledge related to the classification and use of honey-producing and resinous plants in the Tchamba prefecture, Togo ...
Belei Essotolom Gabriel +4 more
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Developing e-modules based on scientific literacy in bamboo ethno-taxonomy
JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2023 The development of e-module materials for the classification of living things based on scientific literacy and bio-ethnotaxonomy issues is still very limited.
Siti Munawaroh +2 more
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Cultural Consensus in Ethnotaxonomy - Lessons From a Fishing Community in Northeast Brazil [PDF]
, 2022 Abstract Background - Traditional fishing communities are strongholds of ethnobiological knowledge but establishing to what degree they harbor cultural consensus about different aspects of this knowledge has been a challenge in many ethnobiological studies.
Vítor Renck +5 more
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