The lapwing in andean ethnoecology: Proxy for landscape transformation
Abstract:
The Andean lapwing (. Vanellus resplendens Tschudi) prompts rethinking of ethnoecology in neotropical cloud forests and páramos and challenges notions about conservation in mountain protected areas. Using archaeological, historical, and current evidence, I argue that the role of humans in shaping viable high-mountain bird populations is an important factor in the conservation priorities of tropandean landscapes, particularly in the mountains. The presence of the Andean lapwing demonstrates the intricate linkages between culture and nature in the Andean region. I highlight a paradox of conservation, using the Andean lapwing as the avian indicator of global environmental change as an example of the contest between landscape change, biodiversity, and ethnoecological insights. Landscape stewardship, conservation easements, and cultural landscapes are options for inclusion in the repertoire of scenarios for the survival of healthy avifaunal assemblages in high-mountain environments that have evolved in synchrony with humans, such as in páramos, cultural landscapes worth protecting in the tropical Andes. © 2010 by the American Geographical Society of New York.
Año de publicación:
2010
Keywords:
- Vanellus resplendens
- Paramo
- ethnoecology
- Andes mountains
- ECUADOR
- Landscape transformation
- tropics
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Tipo de documento:
Article
Estado:
Acceso restringido
Áreas de conocimiento:
- Etnografía
- Etno-botánica
- Ecología
Áreas temáticas de Dewey:
- Religión
- Ciencias sociales
- Historia y geografía

Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:
- ODS 15: Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
- ODS 11: Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
- ODS 13: Acción por el clima
