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| Gilchrist, Grant; ; grant.gilchrist@ec.gc.ca; Mallory, Mark; ; mark.mallory@ec.gc.ca; Merkel, Flemming; ;. |
| Sound management of wildlife species, particularly those that are harvested, requires extensive information on their natural history and demography. For many global wildlife populations, however, insufficient scientific information exists, and alternative data sources may need to be considered in management decisions. In some circumstances, local ecological knowledge (LEK) can serve as a useful, complementary data source, and may be particularly valuable when managing wildlife populations that occur in remote locations inhabited by indigenous peoples. Although several published papers discuss the general benefits of LEK, few attempt to examine the reliability of information generated through this approach. We review four case studies of marine birds in... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Arctic; Inuit; LEK; Local ecological knowledge; Marine birds; Population declines; TEK; Traditional ecological knowledge. |
| Ano: 2005 |
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| McKenna, John; Centre for Coastal and Marine Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster; j.mckenna@ulster.ac.uk; Quinn, Rory J.; Lecturer in Marine Archaeological Geophysics, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster; rj.quinn@ulster.ac.uk; Donnelly, Daniel J.; ;; Cooper, J. Andrew G.; Professor of Coastal Science, Centre for Coastal and Marine Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster; jag.cooper@ulster.ac.uk. |
| A mental map of the substrate of Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, compiled from interviews with local fishermen, is compared with maps produced by science-based techniques. The comparison reveals that the mental map is highly accurate. This finding contrasts with the spatial distortion characteristic of the classic mental map. The accuracy of the Lough Neagh map is attributed to the fact that it is a compendium of the knowledge of several generations, rather than an individual perception. Individual distortions are filtered out, and accuracy is promoted by economic self-interest. High accuracy may be characteristic of the mental maps held by artisanal exploiters of natural resources. |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Geophysical survey; LEK; Local environmental knowledge; Lough Neagh; Mental maps; Northern Ireland; Traditional fishery. |
| Ano: 2008 |
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