Semiarid ethnoagroforestry management: Tajos in the Sierra Gorda, Guanajuato, Mexico

Semiarid ethnoagroforestry management: Tajos in the Sierra Gorda, Guanajuato, Mexico

Abstract Background The semi-arid environments harbor nearly 40% of biodiversity, and half of indigenous cultures of Mexico. Thousands of communities settled in these areas depend on agriculture and using wild biodiversity for their subsistence. Water, soil, and biodiversity management strategies ar...

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Main Authors: Vincent M. Hoogesteger van Dijk, Alejandro Casas, Ana Isabel Moreno-Calles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Agrobiodiversity
Arid zones
Biocultural heritage
Mesoamerica
TEK
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-017-0162-y

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