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View article: Plant functional traits shape the provision of ecosystem services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia
Plant functional traits shape the provision of ecosystem services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia Open
Context . Exploring how Indigenous People interact with plants through their functional traits allows us to understand the ecological bases of plant selection. Functional traits can help explain why certain plants are consistently chosen f…
View article: Tenure Security Perception Patterns among Amazonian Communities in Peru: Gender and Ethnicity
Tenure Security Perception Patterns among Amazonian Communities in Peru: Gender and Ethnicity Open
This study delves into perceptions of land and forest tenure (in)security among Indigenous and mestizo populations in the Peruvian Amazon. Despite all having collective lands, the selected communities vary in their formalisation processes.…
View article: Plant parentage influences the type of timber use by traditional peoples of the Brazilian Caatinga
Plant parentage influences the type of timber use by traditional peoples of the Brazilian Caatinga Open
Local populations select different plants to meet their demands, so that morphologically similar species can be more used for a given use. Herein, we seek to understand whether plant species that are phylogenetically closer together are us…
View article: Plant functional traits shape cultural and provisioning services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia
Plant functional traits shape cultural and provisioning services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia Open
Functional traits have gained scientific support as a tool for understanding forests ecosystems and the goods and services they provide to human populations. Investigating how humans use and interact with plants based on their functional t…
View article: Plant functional traits shape cultural and provisioning services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia
Plant functional traits shape cultural and provisioning services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia Open
Functional traits have gained scientific support as a tool for understanding forests ecosystems and the goods and services they provide to human populations. Investigating how humans use and interact with plants based on their functional t…
View article: Floristic diversity, composition and dominance across Amazonian forest types respond differently to latitude
Floristic diversity, composition and dominance across Amazonian forest types respond differently to latitude Open
Aim The latitudinal biodiversity gradient is considered a first‐order biogeographical pattern for most taxonomic groups. Latitudinal variation in plant diversity is not always consistent, and this could be related to the particular charact…
View article: Wild plants for food in the Andes
Wild plants for food in the Andes Open
Background This ethnobotanical research was part of the Project "Ecological and Socioeconomic Intensification of the Small Andean Agriculture'' (AGROECO). The aim is to systematize traditional knowledge of wild food plants in the Andean co…
View article: Local ecological knowledge dynamics of farmers in areas which have been chronically disturbed by human actions in the Brazilian Caatinga
Local ecological knowledge dynamics of farmers in areas which have been chronically disturbed by human actions in the Brazilian Caatinga Open
Background: The diversity of plants indicated for the same use, plays important strategies which can affect the resilience of local ecological knowledge. In this context, we investigated the variation of local ecological knowledge through …
View article: Latitudinal patterns and environmental drivers of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants in western Amazonian terra firme forests
Latitudinal patterns and environmental drivers of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants in western Amazonian terra firme forests Open
Elucidating how environmental factors drive plant species distributions and how they affect latitudinal diversity gradients, remain essential questions in ecology and biogeography. In this study we aimed: 1) to investigate the relationship…
View article: Is timber management a realistic conservation alternative for indigenous Amazonian communities?
Is timber management a realistic conservation alternative for indigenous Amazonian communities? Open
Indigenous people, who are often economically, socially, and culturally dependent on forests, represent important stakeholders in forest management. Due to high costs, indigenous communities partner with external institutions to harvest ti…
View article: Wild Rubber Extraction in the Peruvian Amazon: local perception and socioeconomic indicators as tools for decision-making
Wild Rubber Extraction in the Peruvian Amazon: local perception and socioeconomic indicators as tools for decision-making Open
Forests play an important role in the life of indigenous communities.However, making non timber forest management a profitable economic activity is a difficult task.Factors contributing to this difficulty include the increasing pressure fr…
View article: PATTERNS OF FOREST LOSS PER TERRITORIAL CATEGORY IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST: PERU (2001–2016)
PATTERNS OF FOREST LOSS PER TERRITORIAL CATEGORY IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST: PERU (2001–2016) Open
The objective of the present study was to analyze the patterns of forest loss in the Peruvian Amazon between 2001 and 2016 according to 16 territorial categories and two types of land tenure (public and private) and administration (public …
View article: Using Foresight to Gain a Local Perspective on the Future of Ecosystem Services in a Mountain Protected Area in Peru
Using Foresight to Gain a Local Perspective on the Future of Ecosystem Services in a Mountain Protected Area in Peru Open
Ecosystem services in the mountainous Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve in Peru are under pressure, and perspectives on possible solutions depend on the different stakeholders' understanding of these services and their interests i…
View article: Cultural Importance and Use of Medicinal Plants in the Shipibo-Conibo Native Community of Vencedor (Loreto) Peru
Cultural Importance and Use of Medicinal Plants in the Shipibo-Conibo Native Community of Vencedor (Loreto) Peru Open
The main objectives of this research were to determine which medicinal plants are culturally most important for the native community of Vencedor as well as testing a new measure of the cultural importance of medicinal plants that can be us…