Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: March 25, 2020
Since
the
beginning
of
ancient
DNA
revolution
in
1980s,
archaeological
plant
remains
and
herbarium
specimens
have
been
analysed
with
molecular
techniques
to
probe
evolutionary
interface
plants
humans.
In
tandem
archaeobotany,
ethnobiology,
other
methods,
offers
tremendous
insights
into
co-evolution
people
plants,
modern
genomic
era
increasingly
nuanced
perspectives
on
use
through
time.
Meanwhile,
our
global
food
system
faces
threats
linked
declining
biodiversity,
an
uncertain
climate
future,
vulnerable
crop¬–wild
relatives.
Ancient
does
not
yield
easy
answers
these
complex
challenges,
but
we
discuss
how
it
can
play
important
role
ongoing
conversations
about
resilience,
sustainability,
sovereignty
system.
People and Nature,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 10, 2024
Abstract
The
reciprocal
contributions
concept
provides
a
holistic
approach
to
understanding
management
of
natural
resources
in
social‐ecological
systems.
purpose
this
study
was
understand
how
Indigenous
peoples
build
with
cultural
keystone
species
(CKS)
through
their
dynamic
knowledge
We
explore
the
value
and
between
an
endemic
palm
locally
known
as
tagua
(
Phytelephas
aequatorialis
Spruce)
Commune
Salanguillo
western
Ecuador.
use
multidisciplinary,
mixed
methods
(including
participant
observation,
focus
group
discussions,
talking
maps
social
surveys)
identify
reciprocity
at
three
human
dimensions
(institutional‐social‐political,
biophysical
symbolic–linguistic–cultural).
Our
revealed
multiple
diverse
people
across
all
dimensions,
identified
CKS.
Interactions
reflect
broader
changes
region.
Reciprocal
are
built
direct
individual
experience,
but
also
rely
on
communal
national
institutional
agreements.
Integration
global
environmental
discourse
underpins
place‐based
learning
strategies
for
sustainable
well‐being.
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article
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: March 25, 2020
Since
the
beginning
of
ancient
DNA
revolution
in
1980s,
archaeological
plant
remains
and
herbarium
specimens
have
been
analysed
with
molecular
techniques
to
probe
evolutionary
interface
plants
humans.
In
tandem
archaeobotany,
ethnobiology,
other
methods,
offers
tremendous
insights
into
co-evolution
people
plants,
modern
genomic
era
increasingly
nuanced
perspectives
on
use
through
time.
Meanwhile,
our
global
food
system
faces
threats
linked
declining
biodiversity,
an
uncertain
climate
future,
vulnerable
crop¬–wild
relatives.
Ancient
does
not
yield
easy
answers
these
complex
challenges,
but
we
discuss
how
it
can
play
important
role
ongoing
conversations
about
resilience,
sustainability,
sovereignty
system.
