Ethnobotany of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy-Güicán: climate change and conservation strategies in the Colombian Andes

Ethnobotany of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy-Güicán: climate change and conservation strategies in the Colombian Andes

Abstract Background The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy-Güicán in the Colombian Andes is protected as a National Natural Park since 1977 because of its fragile páramo ecosystems, extraordinary biodiversity, high plant endemism, and function as water reservoir. The vegetation on this mountain is threatened b...

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Main Authors: Mireia Alcántara Rodríguez, Andrea Angueyra, Antoine M. Cleef, Tinde Van Andel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Alpine ecosystems
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
Campesinos
Climate change
Colombia
Conservation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0227-6

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