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Firewood knowledge, use and selection by rural populations in the Dry Chaco of Sierra de Ancasti, Catamarca, Argentina

dc.creatorJiménez Escobar, Néstor David
dc.creatorMartínez, Gustavo Javier
dc.date2018-11-29
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T18:18:51Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T18:18:51Z
dc.identifierJiménez Escobar, Néstor David; Martínez, Gustavo Javier; Firewood knowledge, use and selection by rural populations in the Dry Chaco of Sierra de Ancasti, Catamarca, Argentina; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; Ethnobiology and Conservation; 8; 3; 29-11-2018; 1-18
dc.identifier2238-4782
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/89384
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dc.descriptionFirewood extraction and consumption are practices that require specific knowledge as well as detailed analysis of the cultural context in which they take place. The appropriation, use and selection of wood fuel resources were determined through open and semistructured interviews, guided walks, participant observation and recall. Currently, the rural inhabitants of the Sierra de Ancasti, Catamarca (Dry Chaco's forest) know about, manage, use, and appropriate firewood resources to meet their needs related to heating and preparing food in their homes. We identified 52 species (corresponding to 44 genera, 23 families) associated with the domestic use of fire. Among these, 42 species (81%) are currently used for food preparation, 23 species (44%) in heating and 16 species (31%) in fire ignition and production. Based on an analysis of frequency of mention and the Cognitive Salience Index, the most important and preferred species among the inhabitants are Condalia spp., Lithraea molleoides and Vachellia caven. Factors that determine the selection of the species include firewood quality, accessibility and distance. Additional factors such as the high richness of firewood species used and known in the region, the flexibility of the inhabitants in their choice of species, the exclusive use of firewood for domestic purposes, collection of dead wood, and the use of several adventitiouscultivated species associated with domestic spaces, could be reducing the pressure on the native species and on the Dry Chaco forest in general.
dc.descriptionFil: Jiménez Escobar, Néstor David. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Martínez, Gustavo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://ethnobioconservation.com/index.php/ebc/article/view/261
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dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.15451/ec2019-01-8.03-1-19
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dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectDRY CHACO
dc.subjectETHNOBOTANY
dc.subjectFUELWOOD
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSIERRA DE ANCASTI
dc.subjectConservación de la Biodiversidad
dc.subjectCiencias Biológicas
dc.subjectCIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
dc.subjectCiencias Sociales Interdisciplinarias
dc.subjectOtras Ciencias Sociales
dc.subjectCIENCIAS SOCIALES
dc.titleFirewood knowledge, use and selection by rural populations in the Dry Chaco of Sierra de Ancasti, Catamarca, Argentina
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