Building a baseline for habitat-forming corals by a multi-source approach, including Web Ecological Knowledge
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-017-1492-8
Abstract: In the Mediterranean, habitat-forming corals often characterize essential fish habitats. While their distribution is sufficiently known for the western basin, few data are available from the Central-Eastern Mediterranean Sea (CEM). This study fills this gap… read more here.
Keywords: web ecological; forming corals; ecological knowledge; habitat forming ... See more keywords
Traditional ecological knowledge in a ferruginous ecosystem management: lessons for diversifying land use
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00665-6
Abstract: Soils developed on banded iron formations (BIFs) present severe physical and chemical limitations to the establishment and growth of non-native cultivated plants. In Brazil, these areas are extensively exploited by Fe and Al mining, causing… read more here.
Keywords: management; ecological knowledge; traditional ecological; diversifying land ... See more keywords
Can the Introduction of Modern Crop Varieties in their Centre of Origin Affect Local Ecological Knowledge? A Case Study of Papaya in the Yucatan Peninsula
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DOI: 10.1007/s10745-017-9903-8
Abstract: The effect on local ecological knowledge (LEK) of introducing modern crop varieties in their centre of origin has been generally overlooked. LEK of the reproductive ecology of cultivated and wild papaya was assessed in a… read more here.
Keywords: modern crop; local ecological; ecological knowledge; crop varieties ... See more keywords
Biocultural Diversity Loss: the Decline of Native Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponini) and Local Ecological Knowledge in Michoacán, Western México
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DOI: 10.1007/s10745-020-00167-z
Abstract: Local ecological knowledge (LEK) is of utmost importance for biodiversity conservation; however, a number of studies document the loss of LEK regarding native bees. Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are important pollinators that have been managed… read more here.
Keywords: local ecological; diversity; knowledge; stingless bees ... See more keywords
Fishers’ local ecological knowledge indicate migration patterns of tropical freshwater fish in an Amazonian river
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-019-3901-3
Abstract: The local ecological knowledge (LEK) of fishers may help to fill the knowledge gaps about migration of tropical fish. We investigated fishers’ LEK on migratory patterns of seven fish species along 550 km of the Tapajos… read more here.
Keywords: local ecological; river; fish species; ecological knowledge ... See more keywords
Assessing biological traits of Amazonian high-value fishes through Local Ecological Knowledge of urban and rural fishers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-021-04569-y
Abstract: Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has been increasingly acknowledged as a potential source of information on natural resources, especially in under sampled areas. In the Amazon, a small-scale fishery is multispecific, and fishers are well acquainted… read more here.
Keywords: biology; high value; local ecological; knowledge ... See more keywords
High overlap between traditional ecological knowledge and forest conservation found in the Bolivian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1040-0
Abstract: It has been suggested that traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) may play a key role in forest conservation. However, empirical studies assessing to what extent TEK is associated with forest conservation compared with other variables are… read more here.
Keywords: forest conservation; conservation; traditional ecological; ecological knowledge ... See more keywords
Assessing ecological knowledge, perceived agency, and motivations regarding wildlife and wildlife conservation in Samburu, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109305
Abstract: Abstract In international wildlife conservation programs, community engagement and incentivization strategies (e.g., wildlife-related employment, tourism income) typically reflect the ecological understandings and motivations of Western conservationists who design them. However, these views may not always… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; wildlife conservation; ecological knowledge; samburu kenya ... See more keywords
Integrating remote sensing and local ecological knowledge to monitor rangeland dynamics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.06.033
Abstract: Abstract Rangelands are among the most extensive anthropogenic landscapes on earth, supporting nearly 500 million people. Disagreements over the extent and severity of rangeland degradation affect pastoralist livelihoods, especially when impacts of drought and over-grazing… read more here.
Keywords: local ecological; degradation; remote sensing; pasture degradation ... See more keywords
The mangrove-fishery relationship: A local ecological knowledge perspective
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103656
Abstract: Abstract Mangroves, one of the major coastal ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions, are critical habitats for fish and crustaceans, and provide a number of ecosystem services to people. While mangrove uses have been widely… read more here.
Keywords: fishery relationship; fishery; local ecological; mangrove fishery ... See more keywords
Toward marine democracy in Chile: Examining aquaculture ecological impacts through common property local ecological knowledge
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103690
Abstract: Abstract The preferential treatment of the aquaculture industry over fisheries and marine protected areas in Chile through the demarcation of the Areas Appropriate for Aquaculture has set it on a collision course with conservation, artisanal… read more here.
Keywords: local ecological; aquaculture; toward marine; ecological knowledge ... See more keywords