Traditional ecological knowledge and use of vegetation in southeastern Mexico: a case study from Solferino, Quintana Roo
Traditional ecological knowledge and use of vegetation in southeastern Mexico: a case study from Solferino, Quintana Roo
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10.1023/a:1025861014392
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发表时间：
2003-12-01
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3.4
通讯作者：
Islebe, GA
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La Torre-Cuadros, MD;Islebe, GA
为了评估墨西哥东南部玛雅人的传统生态知识，我们采访了昆塔纳罗奥的当地人，并估计了目前当地开发的两种不同类型森林的植被变量，即蒙特阿尔托(中等状态森林)和萨卡尔·切‘(低矮森林)。我们使用每种植物的使用价值指数(UV)来量化每种植物对每个居民的重要性。结果表明，该玛雅群落根据物种联结度和大小，并根据土壤外观对不同的森林类型进行分类。三种植物形态(树木、棕榈树和藤本植物)共定义了九种用途。Manilkara zapota(Zapote)、Thrinax Radiata(Chiit)和Macfadyena uncata(Blin Kok)的利用价值最高。最常见的用途是建筑(35.5%)、医药(19.0%)、工艺(17.9%)和食用(10.3%)。用UV表示的植物物种的文化重要性与它们在中等状态森林中的有效性以及用重要值指数(IVI)表示的中等状态-低状态森林过渡之间的关系较弱。中等生长状态的森林是使用最多的森林类型，因为由于外部需求而不是当地需求，它提供了许多可供建设的树种。
In order to assess traditional ecological knowledge of the Maya people in southeastern Mexico, we interviewed local people in Quintana Roo and estimated a number of vegetation variables in two different types of forest which are currently locally exploited, namely Monte alto (medium statured forest) and Sakal che' (low forest). We employed the Use Value index for each plant species (UVs) to quantify the importance of each plant for each inhabitant. The results showed that this Maya community classify the different forest types by species associations and size, and according to soil appearance. A total of nine categories of use were defined for three plant forms (tree, palm and vine). Manilkara zapota (zapote), Thrinax radiata (chiit) and Macfadyena uncata (bilin kok) showed the highest use values for each plant form. The most common uses were construction (35.5%), medicine (19.0%), craft (17.9%) and edibility (10.3%). There was a weak relationship between the cultural importance of plant species, expressed by the UVs, and their availability in the medium statured forest and the medium statured-low forest transition expressed by the Importance Value index (IVI). The medium statured forest was the most used forest type, as it provides many species for construction due to external demands rather than to local needs.