Linguistic, Cultural, and Biological Diversity

Maffi, Luisa

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“…Most of the conservation and use of forest resources in Mexico are the responsibility of indigenous ethnicities, responsibility that it is inherited from generation to generation (Boege, 2008; Pretty et al., 2009). We suggest that it is imperative to legitimize and strengthen community property to support genetic resource management and conservation (Maffi, 2005; Naughton‐Treves & Wendland, 2014). Finally, we propose future work to model the current potential distribution of Phaseolus spp.…”

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Climatic adaptation and ecological descriptors of wild beans from Mexico

Cerda-Hurtado

Máyek-Pérez

Muruaga‐Martínez

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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Despite its economic, social, biological, and cultural importance, wild forms of the genus Phaseolus are not well represented in germplasm banks, and they are at great risk due to changes in land use as well as climate change. To improve our understanding of the potential geographical distribution of wild beans (Phaseolus spp.) from Mexico and support in situ and ex situ conservation programs, we determined the climatic adaptation ranges of 29 species and two subspecies of Phaseolus collected throughout Mexico. Based on five biotic and 117 abiotic variables obtained from different databases—WorldClim, Global‐Aridity, and Global‐PET—we performed principal component and cluster analyses. Germplasm was distributed among 12 climatic types from a possible 28. The general climatic ranges were as follows: 8–3,083 m above sea level; 12.07–26.96°C annual mean temperature; 10.33–202.68 mm annual precipitation; 9.33–16.56 W/m2 of net radiation; 11.68–14.23 hr photoperiod; 0.06–1.57 aridity index; and 10–1,728 mm/month of annual potential evapotranspiration. Most descriptive variables (25) clustered species into two groups: One included germplasm from semihot climates, and the other included germplasm from temperate climates. Species clustering showed 45% to 54% coincidence with species previously grouped using molecular data. The species P. filiformis, P. purpusii, and P. maculatus were found at low‐humidity locations; these species could be used to improve our understanding of the extreme aridity adaptation mechanisms used by wild beans to avoid or tolerate climate change as well as to introgress favorable alleles into new cultivars adapted to hot, dry environments.

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Climatic adaptation and ecological descriptors of wild beans from Mexico

Cerda-Hurtado

Máyek-Pérez

Muruaga‐Martínez

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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“…The link between cultural practices, traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation has been widely noted (Barthel et al 2010;Ormsby & Bhagwat 2010;Maffi 2005), and it is striking to think that a change in drinking preferences (from mint tea to instant coffee) could have serious consequences on pollination networks in this region. The inclusion of plants and flowers of cultural importance alongside food crops seems to have both social and ecological benefits that likely apply in other homegarden systems.…”

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Culturally valuable minority crops provide a succession of floral resources for flower visitors in traditional orchard gardens

2014

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Francis (2014) Culturally valuable minority crops provide a succession of floral resources for flower visitors in traditional orchard gardens. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23 (13). pp. [3199][3200][3201][3202][3203][3204][3205][3206][3207][3208][3209][3210][3211][3212][3213][3214][3215][3216][3217] Access from the University of Nottingham repository: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34089/8/BioCons_Authors%20copy.pdf Copyright and reuse:The Nottingham ePrints service makes this work by researchers of the University of Nottingham available open access under the following conditions. This article is made available under the University of Nottingham End User licence and may be reused according to the conditions of the licence. For more details see: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/end_user_agreement.pdf A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. ABSTRACTAgricultural intensification typically has detrimental effects on pollinator communities, but diverse cropping systems that contain sequentially-flowering crops have the potential to benefit pollinators through the provision of additional floral resources. In this study we investigate the importance of cultivated flora for flower visitors in ten agricultural gardens in South Sinai, Egypt. Insect-flower interactions in gardens and unmanaged plots were surveyed across a four-month period in two environmentally distinct years (pre-flood and post-flood). Despite containing an equal abundance and diversity of wild plants as unmanaged habitat, gardens supported a higher abundance and diversity of flower visitors due to the additional presence of cultivated flora. Visitation networks exhibited dramatic intra-annual changes in composition, with cultivated plants becoming increasingly important in later months. Trends were highly conserved across two years despite highly contrasting rainfall. Several key crop species were strongly involved in shaping the structure of the networks, the majority of which were herbs with strong cultural significance (fennel, rosemary, mint) and grown incidentally alongside the primary orchard crops. Minority crops are frequently overlooked in agricultural systems due to their low economic value, but we 2 show that they can have a dramatic influence upon the structure of visitation networks, increasing both pollinator abundance and diversity, and emphasising the link between cultural practices and biodiversity conservation. Key wordsdiversification, homegarden, Egypt, pollination, sustainability IntroductionMany agricultural pollination studies focus on the intensive agricultural systems that 2014). Understanding the drivers of pollinator losses is important for tackling future food security and it is unfortunate that the most at-risk nations are those lacking...

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“…Trabajos de recopilación de distintos países muestra que la agrobiodiversidad ofrece a los agricultores y ganaderos la materia prima para la continua selección y adaptación de las especies a las condiciones cambiantes del medio (Maffi, 2005). Este proceso continuo de experimentación lleva a una relación excepcionalmente fuerte entre la biodiversidad y las personas, la cultura y los paisajes .…”

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“…La construcción de espacios diferentes brinda un amplio abanico de opciones a la hora de decidir qué, cómo, dónde y cuándo hacer. Como sostiene Maffi (2005), la importancia evolutiva de mantener la diversidad biológica, lingüística y cultural reside en que brinda opciones, aumentando las posibilidades de adaptación para enfrentar los continuos cambios que suceden a nivel biológico, cultural y lingüístico.…”

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Prácticas y usos tradicionales de “cerco” y “monte” por los criollos de San Marcos Sierras (Córdoba, Argentina)

Grimaldi

Trillo

2018

Bonplandia

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Summary: Grimaldi, P. A. & C. Trillo. 2018. Traditional practices and uses of "cerco" and "monte" by the criollos of San Marcos Sierras (Córdoba, Argentina). Bonplandia 27(1): 81-97.An updated contribution about the ecological knowledge of "criollos" of San Marcos Sierras about practices that originated and maintain the different landscape units is made. From semistructured interviews with key informants and participatory walks, the names of the managed units, the species, uses, and associated practices were documented. The "criollos" recognize and name 2 units of landscapes: "cerco" and "monte". A total of 57 ethnospecies were recorded, 33 for the "cerco" and 55 for the "monte". Both units share 54% of the species that receive different uses and management according to the unit where they are located. Medicinal, food, firewood and fodder are the main uses. All practices and uses were taught by the family group and belong to the traditional heritage of the farmers. Increased ethno-ecological and ecological analyzes are necessary to understand the changes in the floristic composition of the forest and / or the abundance of some woody species. Se realiza un aporte actualizado del conocimiento ecológico de los pobladores criollos de San Marcos Sierras sobre prácticas que originaron y mantienen las diferentes unidades de paisaje. A partir de entrevistas semi-estructuradas a informantes clave y caminatas participativas se documentaron los nombres de las unidades manejadas, las especies presentes, sus usos y las prácticas asociadas. Los pobladores reconocen y nombran 2 unidades de paisaje, "cerco" y "monte". Se registró un total de 57 etnoespecies, 33 citadas para el "cerco" y 55 para el "monte". Ambas unidades comparten el 54% de las especies que reciben usos y manejos diferentes según la unidad donde se encuentran. Los usos principales que satisfacen las unidades son medicinal, alimentario, leña y forraje. Todas las prácticas y usos fueron enseñadas por el grupo familiar y pertenecen al patrimonio tradicional de los ganaderos. Se hacen necesarios mayores análisis etnoecológicos y ecológicos para comprender las modificaciones en la composición florística del bosque y/o la abundancia de algunas especies leñosas.Palabras clave: Criollos, etnoecología, prácticas tradicionales, unidades de paisaje.1 Proyecto D-Tec 0016/13.

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Linguistic, Cultural, and Biological Diversity

Cited by 607 publications

References 31 publications

Climatic adaptation and ecological descriptors of wild beans from Mexico

Climatic adaptation and ecological descriptors of wild beans from Mexico

Culturally valuable minority crops provide a succession of floral resources for flower visitors in traditional orchard gardens

Prácticas y usos tradicionales de “cerco” y “monte” por los criollos de San Marcos Sierras (Córdoba, Argentina)

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