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Is local ecological knowledge altered after changes on the way people obtain natural resources?

2019-08-01

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Local ecological knowledge (LEK) is dynamic and flexible, becoming an important source of studies in changing environmental and socioeconomic scenarios. We selected the use of firewood as a model and tested the following hypothesis: the direct contact of people with firewood, promoted by the harvest practices, contributes to the maintenance of LEK. The study was carried out in an area of caatinga (savanna-like) ve...

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.05.001

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