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Resource stewardship: rain forest use among three ethnic groups of Ecuador
Type: Text
Year: 2008, 2008
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Fadiman, Maria
Publisher: Applied Geography Conferences, Inc.
Description: In looking at alternative forest use, it is imperative that the sustainability of these alternatives is addressed. This question is particularly pressing in The Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve in northwestern Ecuador. The two plant resources on which this study focuses, a palm and a hemi-epiphyte (a vine-like plant that germinates in the ground, grows up a tree, and then sends down aerial roots… more
Full Text: Notice: This article is an accepted post-print manuscript published in Papers of the Applied PapersConferences of the Applied Geography Conferences (2008) 31: 310-318 Geography (2008) 31: 310-318 Resource Stewardship: Rain Forest Use among Three Ethnic …
Exploring conservation: Piquigua, Heteropsis Ecuadorensis, in Ecuador
Type: Text
Year: 2007, 2007
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Fadiman, Maria
Publisher: Applied Geography Conferences, Inc.
Description: Colonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the… more
Full Text: Notice: This author manuscript was published in 427-436 the Papers of the Applied Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences (2007) 30: Geography Conferences (2007) 30: 427-436 EXPLORING CONSERVATION: PIQUIGUA, HETEROPSIS ECUADORENSIS, IN ECUADOR Maria …