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Participatory Methods in Ethnobiological and Ethnoecological Research

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Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology

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This chapter introduces a brief discussion of the paths of participatory methods, within a multidisciplinary perspective, exemplifying its use as an instrument for data collection in ethnobiological research, as well as a discussion of some advantages and disadvantages.

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  1. Program in Social Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil

    Shana Sampaio Sieber

  2. Laboratory of Applied and Theoretical Ethnobiology, Department of Biology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Taline Cristina da Silva, Letícia Zenóbia de Oliveira Campos & Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

  3. Laboratory of Human Ecology and Ethnobotany, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil

    Sofia Zank

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  1. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

  2. Departmento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da Cunha

  3. Departamento de Fitotecnia e Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, Brazil

    Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena

  4. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

    Rômulo Romeu Nobrega Alves

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Sieber, S.S., da Silva, T.C., Campos, L.Z.d.O., Zank, S., Albuquerque, U.P. (2014). Participatory Methods in Ethnobiological and Ethnoecological Research. In: Albuquerque, U., Cruz da Cunha, L., de Lucena, R., Alves, R. (eds) Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8636-7_3

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