ibclogo XVI International Botanical Congess


Abstract Number: 5932
Session = 19.18.7


ECOSYSTEM ETHNOECOLOGY


Sanford, Jr., R. L.* and K. A. Galvin #. (*University of Denver, Denver, CO, and # Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA)


We approach ethnoecology from an ecosystem perspective that explicitly includes human as a fundamental element of the system. Our use of the systems approach promotes integration of ecological and social factors. For example, though there is little information on how people respond to climate change, climate variability has been fundamental to the ethnoecological adaptations of humans in many environments. People whose livelihoods depend on the land do understand the connections climate has on their environment and an ecosystem perspective allows for large scale analyses. We address the impact of climate variability on past and present day populations, in Africa and Latin America. Some issues associated with ethnoecology, ecosystems, and human well-being include indigenous perceptions of ecosystems, rates of changes in climate variability and rates of change in human culture, biodiversity conservation and human development, and integrated assessments as tools for assessing human-environment interactions.


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