2015
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-015-9330-y
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Oral History Reveals Landscape Ecology in Ecuadorian Amazonia: Time Categories and Ethnobotany among Waorani People1

Abstract: Oral History Reveals Landscape Ecology in Ecuadorian Amazonia: Time Categories and Ethnobotany among Waorani People. Waorani oral history in Ecuadorian Amazonia reveals that traditional ecological knowledge contributes to the understanding of the natural environment of this human group. When the Waorani interpret the landscape, they identify certain elements that stand out for their cultural and practical value, as these are products of past and present settlements. The oral history and management practices, b… Show more

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“…Based on this knowledge, they sometimes select a new place to settle in the forest (Frikel, 1978;Politis, 2007;Rival, 2007;Zurita-Benavides et al, 2016). For instance, the Nukak Indians in Colombian Amazonia prefer camping around sororoca plants (Phenakospermum guyannense), because they believe that these plants were brought by their ancestors to "their living world, " and they discard a large quantity of seeds around their temporary camps, contributing to form new patches (Politis, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on this knowledge, they sometimes select a new place to settle in the forest (Frikel, 1978;Politis, 2007;Rival, 2007;Zurita-Benavides et al, 2016). For instance, the Nukak Indians in Colombian Amazonia prefer camping around sororoca plants (Phenakospermum guyannense), because they believe that these plants were brought by their ancestors to "their living world, " and they discard a large quantity of seeds around their temporary camps, contributing to form new patches (Politis, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Los pantanos son zonas mal drenadas, diversidad florística pobre y dominadas por palmerales de morete (Mauritia flexuosa L. f.) (Romero-Saltos et al, 2001, p. 136). Otro estudio etnobotánico (Zurita-Benavides et al, 2016) demostró que la diversidad florística aumenta en los lugares con historia social, donde habitaron o manejaron los antepasados waorani, particularmente en las colinas de la tierra firme.…”
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“…La vegetación de estás es monitoreada y visitada constantemente, estos lugares son vividos y por ende son manejados. En el bosque estos sitios son ubicados por la presencia de individuos vegetales útiles (principalmente árboles frutales y palmeras) e históricos que registran las actividades humanas del pasado y hoy (Zurita-Benavides et al, 2016).…”
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