Showing papers by "Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana published in 2015"
TL;DR: It is found that –despite the overall decreasing trend– uses of wild edible plants that simultaneously relate to foods with high cultural appreciation and the recreational function of gathering remain popular, signal that cultural services and values associated to the gathering and consumption of some wild edible Plants are important factors explaining divergent trends across plant species.
110 citations
TL;DR: The analysis shows that the Basques use a wide range of species which are typical for Western European cultures, and food and medicinal uses of plants are culturally closely linked.
87 citations
TL;DR: Differences in language, in the cultural meaning of the plants, inThe context related to cultural identities, and in social networks seem to play a fundamental role in the use and diffusion and maintenance or erosion of traditional knowledge about medicinal plants in the study area.
53 citations
TL;DR: A study of two Balkan ethnic groups living in close proximity finds that traditional knowledge about local plant resources helps communities to cope with periods of famine, and can promote the conservation of biodiversity.
Abstract: A study of two Balkan ethnic groups living in close proximity finds that traditional knowledge about local plant resources helps communities to cope with periods of famine, and can promote the conservation of biodiversity.
47 citations
18 Dec 2015
24 citations
TL;DR: Traditional knowledge is resilient too, because despite the many changes that have occurred, Polish people have maintained phytotherapy as their preferred form of treating ailments, and managed to retain certain species brought from Europe as the most relevant.
23 citations