Examining the consistency of folk identifications of trees to implement community-based biodiversity monitoring
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Examining the consistency of folk identifications of trees to implement community-based biodiversity monitoring. / Turreira-Garcia, Nerea; Brofeldt, Søren; Meilby, Henrik; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Girmansyah, Deden; Xuyen, Do Thi ; Lam, Nguyen; Siregar, Iskandar Z. ; Theilade, Ida.
In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 48, 2020, p. 173–187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Examining the consistency of folk identifications of trees to implement community-based biodiversity monitoring
AU - Turreira-Garcia, Nerea
AU - Brofeldt, Søren
AU - Meilby, Henrik
AU - Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt
AU - Girmansyah, Deden
AU - Xuyen, Do Thi
AU - Lam, Nguyen
AU - Siregar, Iskandar Z.
AU - Theilade, Ida
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Several factors may compromise plant identifications provided by local informants, affecting the basis for incorporating local ecological knowledge (LEK) in scientific biodiversity assessments. Our study analyzes how site, informants’ background, and tree characteristics affect the consistency of folk identifications and the apparent correspondence between folk and Linnaean taxonomies. Twenty-eight informants performed in situ identifications of randomly selected trees at two sites in Indonesia and Vietnam. At both sites, older informants and informants who actively used trees had higher probabilities of proposing names for the trees. Naming consistency was higher where informants had good access to and daily use of the forest. Trees with particular morphological and anatomical characteristics, useful species, and landmark trees were more likely to be consistently named. Correspondences between folk and Linnaean taxonomies were clearer in the site with higher folk naming consistency. Findings contribute empirical evidence to inform research design and use of LEK in forest monitoring.
AB - Several factors may compromise plant identifications provided by local informants, affecting the basis for incorporating local ecological knowledge (LEK) in scientific biodiversity assessments. Our study analyzes how site, informants’ background, and tree characteristics affect the consistency of folk identifications and the apparent correspondence between folk and Linnaean taxonomies. Twenty-eight informants performed in situ identifications of randomly selected trees at two sites in Indonesia and Vietnam. At both sites, older informants and informants who actively used trees had higher probabilities of proposing names for the trees. Naming consistency was higher where informants had good access to and daily use of the forest. Trees with particular morphological and anatomical characteristics, useful species, and landmark trees were more likely to be consistently named. Correspondences between folk and Linnaean taxonomies were clearer in the site with higher folk naming consistency. Findings contribute empirical evidence to inform research design and use of LEK in forest monitoring.
U2 - 10.1007/s10745-020-00142-8
DO - 10.1007/s10745-020-00142-8
M3 - Journal article
VL - 48
SP - 173
EP - 187
JO - Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal
JF - Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal
SN - 0300-7839
ER -
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