Cultural erosion and biodiversity : canoe-making knowledge in Pohnpei, Micronesia

Erosion of traditional knowledge and practice is a serious and accelerating problem, but quantitative work on traditional knowledge loss and its importance to biodiversity conservation is lacking. We investigated traditional knowledge of canoe making, a skill heavily dependent on plant biodiversity,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 21(2007), 3 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 875-9
1. Verfasser: Brosi, Berry J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Balick, Michael J, Wolkow, Robert, Lee, Roberta, Kostka, Mark, Raynor, William, Gallen, Robert, Raynor, Ally, Raynor, Pelihter, Lee Ling, Dana
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't