TAILIEUCHUNG - Báo cáo y học: "Folklore and traditional ecological knowledge of geckos in Southern Portugal: implications for conservation and scienc"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí yhọc Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Folklore and traditional ecological knowledge of geckos in Southern Portugal: implications for conservation and science. | JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE Folklore and traditional ecological knowledge of geckos in Southern Portugal implications for conservation and science Ceríaco et al. Ceríaco et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 26 http content 7 1 26 5 September 2011 2 BioMed Central Ceríaco et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 26 http content 7 1 26 Tg- JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY 5R And ethnomedicine RESEARCH Open Access Folklore and traditional ecological knowledge of geckos in Southern Portugal implications for conservation and science 2 2 3 3 Luis MP Ceríaco 1 Mariana P Marques Natália C Madeira Carlos M Vila-Viqosa and Paula Mendes Abstract Traditional Ecological Knowledge TEK and folklore are repositories of large amounts of information about the natural world. Ideas perceptions and empirical data held by human communities regarding local species are important sources which enable new scientific discoveries to be made as well as offering the potential to solve a number of conservation problems. We documented the gecko-related folklore and TEK of the people of southern Portugal with the particular aim of understanding the main ideas relating to gecko biology and ecology. Our results suggest that local knowledge of gecko ecology and biology is both accurate and relevant. As a result of information provided by local inhabitants knowledge of the current geographic distribution of Hemidactylus turcicus was expanded with its presence reported in nine new locations. It was also discovered that locals still have some misconceptions of geckos as poisonous and carriers of dermatological diseases. The presence of these ideas has led the population to a fear of and aversion to geckos resulting in direct persecution being one of the major conservation problems facing these animals. It is essential from both a scientific and conservationist perspective to understand the knowledge and perceptions that .

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