Research Methods Leading to a Perception of Knowledge Loss—One Century of Plant Use Documentation Among the Chácobo in Bolivia

Economic Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 81-93

  Bussmann, Rainer W ^a   Paniagua Zambrana, Narel Y ^b   Hart, Robbie E ^c   Moya Huanca, Araceli L ^a   Ortiz Soria, Gere ^d   Ortiz Vaca, Milton ^d   Ortiz Álvarez, David ^d   SoriaMorán, Jorge ^d   Soria Morán, María ^e   Chávez, Saúl ^e   Chávez Moreno, Bertha ^f   Chávez Moreno, Gualberto ^f   Roca, Oscar ^g   Siripi, Erlin ^h  

^a Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales   (Bolivia)

^b Herbario Nacional de Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d Instituto Linguistico Chácobo   (Bolivia)

^e Comunidad Chácobo de Alto Ivón ^*  (Bolivia)

^f Comunidad Chácobo de Las Limas ^*  (Bolivia)

^g Comunidad Chácobo de Firmeza ^*  (Bolivia)

^h Comunidad Nueva Unión ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

historic research; Knowledge loss; research methods; traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041499373     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-018-9401-y     Document Type: Article

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