Pillar of strength: Columnar cactus as a key factor in Yoreme heritage and wildland preservation.

ABSTRACT: The persistence of traditional cultures and modes of land use within rapidly changing, globalized societies is a central issue in understanding ecological and cultural change in the Anthropocene. Located in the heart of the Green Revolution, the Yoreme (Mayo) people of the Mayo Valley in Mexico still obtain a significant proportion of their sustenance from wild ecosystems in the midst of this intensive technological and agricultural development. They live in and around the thornscrub dominated by pitaya (Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb.). In this study, we hypothesize that pitaya supports Yoreme heritage and sustenance amidst anthropogenic changes to the landscape, and we asked three specific questions: What is the land-use status of the S. thurberi habitat? What are its potential uses

SUBMITTER: Semotiuk AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5709269 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature