Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico

Ethnobotanical knowledge, also known as Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK), of edible plants includes identifying plants using local names and knowledge of specific preparations and ecological characteristics. We analyze children’s ethnobotanical knowledge of 107 species of edible plants in two rural...

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Main Authors:	Alondra Flores, Silvia, Cuevas Guzmán, Ramon, Olvera Vargas, Miguel, Casanoves, Fernando, Olson, Elizabeth-Anne, y 14 autores más.
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Springer 2023
Subjects:	CONOCIMIENTOS LOCALES LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY CULTIVOS ALIMENTICIOS FOOD CROPS TAXONOMIA TAXONOMY DEMOGRAFIA DEMOGRAPHY COMUNIDADES RURALES RURAL COMMUNITIES MEXICO EDIBLE PLANTS TAXONOMIA VEGETAL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
Online Access:	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/12237

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spelling	RepoCATIE122372023-06-12T13:13:49Z Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico Alondra Flores, Silvia Cuevas Guzmán, Ramon Olvera Vargas, Miguel Casanoves, Fernando Olson, Elizabeth-Anne y 14 autores más. CONOCIMIENTOS LOCALES LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY CULTIVOS ALIMENTICIOS FOOD CROPS TAXONOMIA TAXONOMY DEMOGRAFIA DEMOGRAPHY COMUNIDADES RURALES RURAL COMMUNITIES MEXICO EDIBLE PLANTS TAXONOMIA VEGETAL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables Ethnobotanical knowledge, also known as Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK), of edible plants includes identifying plants using local names and knowledge of specific preparations and ecological characteristics. We analyze children’s ethnobotanical knowledge of 107 species of edible plants in two rural locations in western Mexico and the sociodemographic factors that influence their knowledge. We found a high consensus among the three domains we evaluated. Forty-four species were known to at least 90% of the children. The factors that influence children’s knowledge include age, which was significant in both communities, and other variables such as gender, number of siblings, birth order, occupation and age of mother, occupation and age of father, size of household, and participation in planting the milpa field. These factors were significant in differing ways between the study communities. We found effective transmission of ethnobotanical knowledge to children to be influenced by intergenerational interactions. 2023-05-25T15:52:40Z 2023-05-25T15:52:40Z 2023-03-15 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/12237 openAccess en Human Ecology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-023-00400-5 12 paginas application/pdf Springer
institution	Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
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language	Inglés
topic	CONOCIMIENTOS LOCALES LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY CULTIVOS ALIMENTICIOS FOOD CROPS TAXONOMIA TAXONOMY DEMOGRAFIA DEMOGRAPHY COMUNIDADES RURALES RURAL COMMUNITIES MEXICO EDIBLE PLANTS TAXONOMIA VEGETAL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
spellingShingle	CONOCIMIENTOS LOCALES LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGIA ECOLOGY CULTIVOS ALIMENTICIOS FOOD CROPS TAXONOMIA TAXONOMY DEMOGRAFIA DEMOGRAPHY COMUNIDADES RURALES RURAL COMMUNITIES MEXICO EDIBLE PLANTS TAXONOMIA VEGETAL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables Alondra Flores, Silvia Cuevas Guzmán, Ramon Olvera Vargas, Miguel Casanoves, Fernando Olson, Elizabeth-Anne y 14 autores más. Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico
description	Ethnobotanical knowledge, also known as Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK), of edible plants includes identifying plants using local names and knowledge of specific preparations and ecological characteristics. We analyze children’s ethnobotanical knowledge of 107 species of edible plants in two rural locations in western Mexico and the sociodemographic factors that influence their knowledge. We found a high consensus among the three domains we evaluated. Forty-four species were known to at least 90% of the children. The factors that influence children’s knowledge include age, which was significant in both communities, and other variables such as gender, number of siblings, birth order, occupation and age of mother, occupation and age of father, size of household, and participation in planting the milpa field. These factors were significant in differing ways between the study communities. We found effective transmission of ethnobotanical knowledge to children to be influenced by intergenerational interactions.
format	Artículo
author	Alondra Flores, Silvia Cuevas Guzmán, Ramon Olvera Vargas, Miguel Casanoves, Fernando Olson, Elizabeth-Anne y 14 autores más.
author_facet	Alondra Flores, Silvia Cuevas Guzmán, Ramon Olvera Vargas, Miguel Casanoves, Fernando Olson, Elizabeth-Anne y 14 autores más.
author_sort	Alondra Flores, Silvia
title	Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico
title_short	Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico
title_full	Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico
title_fullStr	Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico
title_sort	ethnobotanical knowledge of edible plants amongst children from two rural communities in western mexico
publisher	Springer
publishDate	2023
url	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/12237
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Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Edible Plants Amongst Children from Two Rural Communities in Western Mexico

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