Local knowledge as a tool for prospecting wild food plants: experiences in northeastern Brazil

Abstract This study aims to provide a simple framework to identify wild food plants with potential for popularization based on local knowledge and perception. To this end, we also characterized the distribution of this knowledge in the socio-ecological system. We developed the study in the rural set...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros, Gabriela Maria Cota dos Santos, Déborah Monteiro Barbosa, Laílson César Andrade Gomes, Élida Monique da Costa Santos, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79835-5