Megafaunal Rodents: Behaviour and Ecological Roles of Southeast Asian Forest Porcupines
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.Southeast Asian porcupines (Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura; brush‐tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus) performed at least four important ecological roles in a Malaysian rainforest. Burrows of both species were used in several ways by at least 22 animal species, while the soil above was potentially good sites for seedling recruitment. Porcupines
Kim R. McConkey +9 more
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Propitiating the \u3ci\u3eTsen,\u3c/i\u3e Sealing the Mountain: Community Mountain-closure Ritual and Practice in Eastern Bhutan [PDF]
, 2017 This interdisciplinary study examines a community ritual in Mongar, eastern Bhutan, in connection to its socio-ecological context. We provide an in-depth documentation of the tsensöl (btsan gsol) deity-propitiation ritual to ‘seal’ territory and prohibit
Gyeltshen, Dorji, Kuyakanon, Riamsara
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Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Western Science for Optimal Natural Resource Management [PDF]
, 2016 Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has been recognized within indigenous communities for millennia; however, traditional ecological knowledge has received growing attention within the western science (WS) paradigm over the past twenty-five years ...
Hoagland, Serra Jeanette
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EMPIRICAL RESEARCHS IN TRADICIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Travessias, 2014 Traditional ecological knowledge - TEK, which is passed orally through generations, is at risk of lost because young people are not interested and the holders of knowledge are dying.
Henrique De Sá Tschumi +1 more
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Can Local Ecological Knowledge Contribute to Wildlife Management? Case Studies of Migratory Birds
Ecology and Society, 2005 Sound management of wildlife species, particularly those that are harvested, requires extensive information on their natural history and demography.
Grant Gilchrist +2 more
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Ecology and Society, 2003 There are many unique issues associated with natural resource management in the far north as a result of legislative direction, historic settlement and occupation patterns, northern cultural traditions, ecotourism, economic depression, pressures for ...
Alan Watson +2 more
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Towards Sustainable Co-Management of Mekong River Inland Aquatic Resources, Including Fisheries, in Southern Lao PDR [PDF]
, 2000 This paper presents historical information regarding the development of the aquatic resource co-management system in Khong District, Champasak Province, Southern Lao PDF.
Ian G. Baird
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Roles of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation [PDF]
, 2017 Indigenous peoples are actively engaged as partners in biodiversity conservation and biodiversity inhabit local areas. They have a broad knowledge base of the behavior of complex ecological systems in their own localities with a historical continuity of ...
Mekonen, Sefi
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Flipping the Tortilla: Social-ecological innovations and traditional ecological knowledge for more sustainable agri-food systems in Spain [PDF]
, 2019 The conventional dominant global agri-food system is a main driver in the Anthropocene: food production entails profound global environmental changes from greenhouse gas emissions to biodiversity loss, and shifting diets further impact planetary and ...
Jiménez-Aceituno, A. +3 more
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The changing chagras: traditional ecological knowledge transformations in the Colombian Amazon
Ecology and Society, 2019 Shifting agriculture systems in the Colombian Amazon, locally known as chagras, have been traditionally managed by indigenous peoples following their traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). However, different socioeconomic drivers of change are affecting
Valentina Fonseca-Cepeda +2 more
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