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Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology pp 87–98Cite as

Use of Visual Stimuli in Ethnobiological Research

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In this chapter, we discuss and review the use of visual stimuli in ethnobiology and ethnoecology and present a proposal to standardise the terminology for the use of visual stimuli in these fields. We focus on the use of photographs, drawings, voucher specimens, in situ individuals and recently collected plants and animals.

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  • Projective interviews
  • Local knowledge
  • Data collection

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    Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros, Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida & Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

  2. Departamento de Fitotecnia e Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Paraíba Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Areia, Paraíba, Brazil

    Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena

  3. Área de Botânica, Laboratório de Etnobotânica Aplicada (LEA), Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Dois Irmãos, Recife, Brazil

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de Medeiros, P.M., de Almeida, A.L.S., de Lucena, R.F.P., Souto, F.J.B., Albuquerque, U.P. (2014). Use of Visual Stimuli in Ethnobiological 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_6

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