Valorizing the 'Irulas' traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Kodiakkarai Reserve Forest, India [PDF]
, 2009 A mounting body of critical research is raising the credibility of Traditional Knowledge (TK) in scientific studies. These studies have gained credibility because their claims are supported by methods that are repeatable and provide data for quantitative
Subramanyam Ragupathy +88 more
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Using Ethnotaxonomy to Assess Traditional Knowledge and Language Vitality: A Case Study with the Vaie People of Sarawak, Malaysia [PDF]
Ethnobiology Letters, 2018 This article demonstrates the potential of using ethnotaxonomy and nomenclature to assess the vitality status of indigenous languages and traditional knowledge at the ecosystem level. We collaborated with the Vaie people of Sarawak, Malaysia, applying a mixed methodology approach that relies on free-listing to a large extent. We applied the Traditional
Giridharan, Beena +4 more
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The perception and use of insects by the residents of Ribeirão da Ilha, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2010 This work presents the perception of the residents of Ribeirão da Ilha, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina Island, about the insects and the distinct uses made of them.
Mônica Antunes Ulysséa +2 more
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Phytotaxa, 2020 A new species of Magnolia subsect. Talauma (“jomcoj”), Magnolia ottoi, is described and illustrated. The conservation status of this new species is proposed as critically endangered (CR) according to IUCN criteria. An identification key and a map with the distribution of the new species and other species of Magnolia subsect.
J. ANTONIO VÁZQUEZ GARCÍA +3 more
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La etnobotánica moqoit inédita de Raúl Martínez Crovetto I: Descripción, actualización y análisis de la nomenclatura indígena [PDF]
, 2014 Raúl Martínez Crovetto (M.C.) es considerado pionero de las investigaciones etnobotánicas argentinas. En el Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste se hallaron valiosos manuscritos inéditos de este autor sobre la etnobotánica mocoví (moqoit) documentados en ...
Rosso, Cintia Natalia +1 more
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Ecology and SocietyThis study documented Indigenous knowledge and perspectives about Emperor Goose ( Anser canagicus ) in Alaska to support use of both Indigenous and scientific knowledge in harvest management.
Liliana C Naves +2 more
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The interactions between humans and animals: the contribution of ethnozoology [PDF]
Biotemas, 2007 In this review paper, the variety of interactions established between human cultures and animals is approached through the perspective of ethnozoology.
Eraldo Medeiros Costa-Neto +1 more
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Theoretical reflections on ethnobiology in the third millennium [PDF]
, 2015 Com en d'altres camps de l'activitat científica, l'etnobiologia s'ha diversificat considerablement al tombant del nou mil·lenni. A pesar dels esforços fets durant els últims anys, la disciplina encara dóna la impressió de trobar-se en la necessitat d ...
D'Ambrosio, Ugo
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Ethnoecological knowledge of the artisan fishermen of octopi (Octopus spp.) in the community of Coroa Vermelha (Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia) [PDF]
, 2011 Coral reefs are quite diverse ecosystems that carry out several ecological functions and plays a relevant socioeconomic role. The artisan fishing of octopi (Octopus spp.) is practiced for the survival of part of the inhabitants of Coroa Vermelha ...
Alexandre Schiavetti +2 more
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Local Ecological Knowledge Reveals the Distribution of Cryptic Nocturnal Wildlife
Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.Many nocturnal animals are difficult to study because they are rarely seen, including nocturnal primates, galagos and pottos, in West Africa. Working with over 600 people in 52 villages in southern Guinea‐Bissau, we found that communities frequently recognized galagos by their red eyeshine and distinctive calls, while pottos were not known.
Chloe Chesney +6 more
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