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| Garibaldi, Ann; University of Victoria; anng@uvic.ca; Turner, Nancy; University of Victoria; nturner@uvic.ca. |
| Ecologists have long recognized that some species, by virtue of the key roles they play in the overall structure and functioning of an ecosystem, are essential to its integrity; these are known as keystone species. Similarly, in human cultures everywhere, there are plants and animals that form the contextual underpinnings of a culture, as reflected in their fundamental roles in diet, as materials, or in medicine. In addition, these species often feature prominently in the language, ceremonies, and narratives of native peoples and can be considered cultural icons. Without these "cultural keystone species," the societies they support would be completely different. An obvious example is western red-cedar (Thuja plicata) for Northwest Coast cultures of North... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Porphyra abbottiae; Sagittaria spp.; Thuja plicata; British Columbia; First Nations; Cultural keystone species; Ecological restoration; Traditional ecological knowledge. |
| Ano: 2004 |
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| Sheil, Douglas; Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR);Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC);School of Environmental Science and Management Southern Cross University ; douglassheil@itfc.org; Padmanaba, Michael; Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); M.Padmanaba@cgiar.org; Sadjudin, Ermayanti; Conservation International; ermayanti@conservation.org. |
| People everywhere experience changes and events that impact their lives. Knowing how they perceive, react, and adapt to climatic changes and events is helpful in developing strategies to support adaptation to climate change. Mamberamo in Papua, Indonesia, is a sparsely populated watershed of 7.8 million hectares possessing rich tropical forests. Our study compares scientific and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) on climate, and analyzes how local people in Mamberamo perceive and react to climatic variations. We compared meteorological data for the region with local views gathered through focus group discussions and interviews in six villages. We explored the local significance of seasonality, climate variability, and climate change. Mamberamo is... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive strategy; Coping mechanism; Deforestation; Ecosystem services; Gender; Seasonality; Traditional ecological knowledge. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Fazey, Ioan; Institute of Rural Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; ioan.fazey@gmail.com; Proust, Katrina; Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University;; Newell, Barry; Australian National University;; Johnson, Bill; Department of Environment and Conservation;; Fazey, John A.; University of Wales, Bangor;. |
| Knowledge that has been developed through extensive experience of receiving and responding to ecological feedback is particularly valuable for informing and guiding environmental management. This paper captures the implicit understanding of seven experienced on-ground conservation managers about the conservation issues affecting the Ramsar listed Macquarie Marshes in New South Wales, Australia. Multiple interviews, a workshop, and meetings were used to elicit the manager's knowledge. The managers suggest that the Macquarie Marshes are seriously threatened by a lack of water, and immediate steps need to be taken to achieve more effective water delivery. Their knowledge and perceptions of the wider societal impediments to achieving more effective water... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Conservation management; Water resources; Wetland; Experience; Traditional ecological knowledge; Tacit knowledge. |
| Ano: 2006 |
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| Johansson, Maria U; Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Maria.Johansson@slu.se; Fetene, Masresha; Department of Biology, Addis Ababa University; mfetene@bio.aau.edu; Malmer, Anders; Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Anders.Malmer@slu.se. |
| Fire has long been a principal tool for manipulating ecosystems, notably for pastoralist cultures, but in modern times, fire use has often been a source of conflicts with state bureaucracies. Despite this, traditional fire management practices have rarely been examined from a perspective of fire behavior and fire effects, which hampers dialogue on management options. In order to analyze the rationale for fire use, its practical handling, and ecological effects in high-elevation ericaceous heathlands in Ethiopia, we used three different information sources: interviews with pastoralists, field observations of fires, and analysis of vegetation age structure at the landscape level. The interviews revealed three primary reasons for burning: increasing the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Anthropogenic fire; Erica arborea; Erica trimera; Fire behavior; Fire ecology; Forage shrub systems; Pastoralist land use; Traditional ecological knowledge. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Fraser, Dylan J; Department of Biology, Dalhousie University; dylan.fraser@dal.ca; Coon, Thomas; Cree Trapper's Association; tourism@nation.mistissini.qc.ca; Prince, Michael R.; Cree Nation of Mistissini, Quebec; tourism@nation.mistissini.qc.ca; Dion, Rene; Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec; rdion@gcc.ca; Bernatchez, Louis; Department of Biology, Laval University; louis.bernatchez@bio.ulaval.ca. |
| Despite their dual importance in the assessment of endangered/threatened species, there have been few attempts to integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and evolutionary biology knowledge (EBK) at the population level. We contrasted long-term aboriginal TEK with previously obtained EBK in the context of seasonal migratory habits and population biology of a salmonid fish, brook charr, (Salvelinus fontinalis) inhabiting a large, remote postglacial lake. Compilation of TEK spanning four decades involved analytical workshops, semidirective interviews, and collaborative fieldwork with local aboriginal informants and fishing guides. We found that TEK complemented EBK of brook charr by providing concordant and additional information about (1) population... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Conservation; Cree; Evolutionary biology; Fish; James Bay; Local ecological knowledge; Migration; Northern research; Traditional ecological knowledge; Traditional knowledge.. |
| Ano: 2006 |
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| Leclerc, Christian; CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France; christian.leclerc@cirad.fr; Mwongera, Caroline ; Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France; carolmwongera@yahoo.com. |
| In studying indigenous climate knowledge, two approaches can be envisioned. In the first, traditional knowledge is a cultural built-in object; conceived as a whole, its relevance can be assessed by referring to other cultural, economic, or technical components at work within an indigenous society. In the second, the accuracy of indigenous climate knowledge is assessed with western science knowledge used as an external reference. However, assessing the accuracy of indigenous climate knowledge remains a largely untapped area. We aim to show how accurate the culturally built indigenous climate knowledge of extreme climatic events is, and how amenable it is to fuzzy logic. A retrospective survey was carried out individually and randomly among 195 Eastern... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Drought; Ecological anthropology; Fuzzy logic; Kenya; Meru; Traditional ecological knowledge. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| McPherson, Jana M.; Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoological Society; janam@calgaryzoo.com; Sammy, Joy; Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoological Society; Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction Canada-Africa Learning Alliance, Vancouver Island University; joy.sammy@gmail.com; Sheppard, Donna J.; Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoological Society; Nature Conservation Research Centre; Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction Canada-Africa Learning Alliance, Vancouver Island University; Rural Studies, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph; donnas@calgaryzoo.com; Mason, John J.; Nature Conservation Research Centre; jos091963@gmail.com; Brichieri-Colombi, Typhenn A.; Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoological Society; TyphenBC@calgaryzoo.com; Moehrenschlager, Axel; Centre for Conservation Research, Calgary Zoological Society; axelm@calgaryzoo.com. |
| Cultural traditions can conflict with modern conservation goals when they promote damage to fragile environments or the harvest of imperiled species. We explore whether and how traditional, culturally motivated species exploitation can nonetheless aid conservation by examining the recent “discovery” in Avu Lagoon, Ghana, of sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii gratus), a species familiar to locals, but not previously scientifically recorded in Ghana and regionally assumed extinct. Specifically, we investigate what role traditional beliefs, allied hunting practices, and the associated traditional ecological knowledge have played in the species’ discovery and subsequent community-based conservation; how they might influence future... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Anlo-Keta Lagoon Complex; Community-based conservation; Local knowledge; Shrines; Traditional beliefs; Traditional ecological knowledge; Traditional species harvest; Tragelaphus spekii gratus. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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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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| Ray, Lily A; Department of Geography, Clark University; Resilience and Adaptation Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks ; lray@kawerak.org; Kolden, Crystal A; Department of Geography, University of Idaho; ckolden@uidaho.edu; Chapin III, F. Stuart; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks ; terry.chapin@alaska.edu. |
| Sustainability science promotes place-based resource management because natural processes vary among ecosystems. When local science is limited, land managers may be forced to generalize from other ecosystems that function differently. One proposed solution is to draw upon the traditional ecological knowledge that indigenous groups have accumulated through resource use. Integrating traditional ecological knowledge with conventional resource management is difficult, especially when the two offer competing explanations of local environments. Although resource managers may discount traditional ecological knowledge that contradicts conventional resource management, we investigate the possibility that these disagreements can arise when nonlocal resource... |
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Palavras-chave: Alaska; Climate change; Indigenous knowledge; Traditional ecological knowledge; Wildfire. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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