The influence of socioeconomic factors on traditional knowledge: a cross scale comparison of palm use in northwestern South America

We explored the power of 14 socioeconomic factors for predicting differences in traditional knowledge about palms (Arecaceae) at the personal, household, and regional levels in 25 locations in the Amazon, Andes, and Chocó of northwestern South America. Using semistructured interviews, we gathered da...

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Main Authors: Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana, Rodrigo Camara-Lerét, Rainer W. Bussmann, Manuel J. Macía
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2014-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol19/iss4/art9/