Methodological advances for hypothesis‐driven ethnobiology
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DOI: 10.1111/brv.12752
Abstract: Ethnobiology as a discipline has evolved increasingly to embrace theory‐inspired and hypothesis‐driven approaches to study why and how local people choose plants and animals they interact with and use for their livelihood. However, testing complex… read more here.
Keywords: hypothesis driven; modelling; methodological advances; ethnobiology ... See more keywords
A Method in Our Madness: Experiences With Seeking Local Knowledge
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DOI: 10.1177/02780771231162183
Abstract: Methods of field work include (among others) frame elicitation, semistructured interviews, questionnaires, short interviews, depth interviews, walks, and visual documentation. These are discussed and evaluated here, with field experiences nuancing practice. read more here.
Keywords: local knowledge; seeking local; ethnobiology; method madness ... See more keywords
Real-Time Mapping With Global Positioning Systems Devices in a Mixed Methods Toolkit for Studying Social and Environmental Change
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DOI: 10.1177/02780771231162188
Abstract: To explore the process through which people develop knowledge about socioecological change, this article describes a mixed-methods toolkit containing a technique for making maps in real time while moving through landscapes. The quantitative component of… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; time; change; ethnobiology ... See more keywords
Paleoethnobotany as Ethnobotany as Paleoethnobotany
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DOI: 10.1177/02780771231162194
Abstract: Paleoethnobotany and ethnobotany are closely intertwined. Ethnobotany provides a key interpretive framework for understanding past plant–people interrelationships through the archaeological record, and this understanding of the past provides the foundation for understanding present-day relationships between… read more here.
Keywords: paleoethnobotany; ethnobotany paleoethnobotany; ethnobiology; paleoethnobotany ethnobotany ... See more keywords
Integrating Historical Ecology and Environmental Justice
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DOI: 10.1177/02780771231162196
Abstract: Environmental justice studies (EJS) provides a framework for interdisciplinary research and advocacy in the realm of cultural heritage research and management. Ethnobiologists, in particular those who focus on environmental archaeology, are no strangers to the… read more here.
Keywords: environmental justice; ecology; archaeology; ethnobiology ... See more keywords
Searching for Germane Questions in the Ethnobiology of Food Scouting
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DOI: 10.1177/02780771231162197
Abstract: In the past two decades, ethnobiologists have increasingly paid attention to the scouting and documentation of endangered corpora of local food elements and associated traditional knowledge. In this endeavor, food scouting encompasses the methodological tools… read more here.
Keywords: germane questions; food; ethnobiology; searching germane ... See more keywords
The role of women in Brazilian ethnobiology: challenges and perspectives
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-019-0322-3
Abstract: BackgroundThe article aims to analyze the representativeness of women in ethnobiological publications within the Brazilian context, as well as to relate the difficulties faced by women in their scientific careers in terms of gender bias.… read more here.
Keywords: ethnobiology challenges; brazilian ethnobiology; women brazilian; ethnobiology ... See more keywords
Ethnoichthyology of freshwater fish in Europe: a review of vanishing traditional fisheries and their cultural significance in changing landscapes from the later medieval period with a focus on northern Europe
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-020-00410-3
Abstract: Background Fishing is probably one of the oldest economic activities in the history of humankind. Lakes, rivers and streams in Europe are important elements in the European landscape with a rich diversity of fish and… read more here.
Keywords: northern europe; focus; research; ethnoichthyology ... See more keywords
Integrated pond aquaculture and regional identity: ethnobiology of the golden humped tench of Poirino highlands, Northwest Italy
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00529-5
Abstract: Background Social–ecological systems are based on particular species and on their direct and human-mediated interactions. The ‘golden humped tench’ or tinca gobba dorata , a variety of tench— Tinca tinca (L., 1758)—traditionally bred in artificial… read more here.
Keywords: regional identity; ethnobiology; poirino highlands; humped tench ... See more keywords
How to Carry Out a Democratic Ethnobotanical Study
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DOI: 10.14237/ebl.10.1.2019.1547
Abstract: This contribution aims to share some experiences and methodological considerations that arose during an ethnobotanical research project with an Afro-Brazilian religious community in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. By presenting ontological features of plants… read more here.
Keywords: ethnobotanical study; cosmology; democratic ethnobotanical; carry democratic ... See more keywords
Exploring the Interfaces between Ethnobiology and Ecotoxicology: A Novel Approach
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DOI: 10.14237/ebl.11.1.2020.1493
Abstract: In recent years, increases in urbanization and industrialization have led to an increase in contaminated areas, which directly affect traditional, indigenous, and local communities who use natural resources for food and medicine. We present a… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; contamination; heavy metals; exploring interfaces ... See more keywords