Gender is one of the main variables that influence the distribution of local knowledge. We
carried out a literature review concerning local mycological knowledge, paying special …

Background Cultural significance is a keystone in quantitative ethnobiology, which offers the
possibility to make inferences about traditional nomenclature systems, use, appropriation …

En diversos países del mundo, incluido México, existe una tendencia hacia la gestión
forestal sostenible, que contempla a los recursos forestales no maderables y nuevas …

Background Mexico is an important global reservoir of biological and cultural richness and
traditional knowledge of wild mushrooms. However, there is a high risk of loss of this …

Resumen BURROLA-AGUILAR, Cristina; MONTIEL, Orlando; GARIBAY-ORIJEL, Roberto y
ZIZUMBO-VILLARREAL, Lilia. Conocimiento tradicional y aprovechamiento de los hongos …

Background More than twelve temperate-inhabitant Mexican ethnic groups are considered
to be mycophilic and to have extensive traditional mycological knowledge. In contrast …

Mexico is ranked fourth in biodiversity worldwide, and is considered a mega-diversity
country (Mittermeier, 1988). Some plant and animal groups are known to be exceptionally …

En Chiapas, al sur de México, se han desarrollado algunos trabajos que han abordado
ciertos aspectos de la relación entre los pueblos mayas y los hongos. Sin embargo, el cómo …

Practices, perceptions, beliefs, and other forms of relationships between rural inhabitants
and fungi have scarcely been studied in Patagonia. In this work, we analyze species …

This contribution discusses the different types of markets, tianguis (traditional producer
markets) and trade relations which have occurred in Mexico in different historical periods …