Influence of traditional markets on plant management in the Tehuacan Valley.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Tehuacán Valley, Mexico is a region with exceptionally high biocultural richness. Traditional knowledge in this region comprises information on nearly 1,600 plant species used by local peoples to satisfy their subsistence needs. Plant resources with higher cultural value are interchanged in traditional markets. We inventoried the edible plant species interchanged in regional markets documenting economic, cultural and ecological data and about their extraction and management in order to: (1) assess how commercialization and ecological aspects influence plant management, (2) identify which species are more vulnerable, and (3) analyze how local management contributes to decrease their risk. We hypothesized that scarcer plant species with higher economic value would be u

SUBMITTER: Arellanes Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3698157 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature