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Ethnomedicinal survey of a maroon community in Brazil's Atlantic tropical forest by de Santana, Bruna Farias, Voeks, Robert A., Funch, Ligia Silveira

“…Considerable medicinal plant research in Brazil has focused on indigenous and mixed-race (caboclo and caiçara) communities, but relatively few studies have…”
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Are women reservoirs of traditional plant knowledge? Gender, ethnobotany and globalization in northeast Brazil by Voeks, Robert A.

“…This study examines the degree to which knowledge of traditional plant medicine is gendered among communities settled near Chapada Diamantina National Park in…”
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Mollusks of Candomblé: symbolic and ritualistic importance by Léo Neto, Nivaldo A, Voeks, Robert A, Dias, Thelma L P, Alves, Rômulo R N

“…Human societies utilize mollusks for myriad material and spiritual ends. An example of their use in a religious context is found in Brazil's African-derived…”
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Disturbance Pharmacopoeias: Medicine and Myth from the Humid Tropics by Voeks, Robert A.

“…The much-publicized quest for miracle drug plants in tropical rainforests has provided compelling support for the preservationist agenda. This article…”
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Biological invasions and biocultural diversity: linking ecological and cultural systems by PFEIFFER, JEANINE M., VOEKS, ROBERT A.

“…Study of the ecological and economic effects of invasive species has paralleled their progressively pervasive influence worldwide, yet their cultural impacts…”
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Biocultural heritage of the Caatinga: a systematic review of Myrtaceae and its multiple uses by Santos‐Neves, P. S., Bezerra‐Silva, Alexsandro, Gomes, Maria Thereza Dantas, A. C. A., Fagundes, M. I. U., Oliveira, Voeks, Robert A., E. M., Costa Neto, Funch, Ligia Silveira

“…ABSTRACT The Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, stands as a reservoir of remarkable biodiversity. Its significance transcends ecological dimensions,…”
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Are Mixtec Forgetting Their Plants? Intracultural Variation of Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Oaxaca, Mexico by Aparicio Aparicio, Juan Carlos, Voeks, Robert A., Silveira Funch, Ligia

“…Are Mixtec Forgetting Their Plants? Intracultural Variation of Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Oaxaca, Mexico. Erosion of ethnobotanical knowledge in indigenous…”
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The genetic legacy of fragmentation and overexploitation in the threatened medicinal African pepper-bark tree, Warburgia salutaris by Senkoro, Annae M., Talhinhas, Pedro, Simões, Fernanda, Batista-Santos, Paula, Shackleton, Charlie M., Voeks, Robert A., Marques, Isabel, Ribeiro-Barros, Ana I.

“…The pepper-bark tree ( Warburgia salutaris ) is one of the most highly valued medicinal plant species worldwide. Native to southern Africa, this species has…”
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Uses, Knowledge, and Management of the Threatened Pepper-Bark Tree (Warburgia salutaris) in Southern Mozambique by Senkoro, Annae M., Shackleton, Charlie M., Voeks, Robert A., Ribeiro, Ana I.

“…Uses, Knowledge, and Management of the Threatened Pepper-Bark Tree ( Warburgia salutaris ) in Southern Mozambique. Warburgia salutaris , the pepper-bark tree,…”
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Diversity and use of non-conventional food plants in quilombola communities in northeast Brazil by Nascimento, Jociene Oliveira Vitória, Santana, Bruna Farias de, Costa Neto, Eraldo Medeiros, Voeks, Robert A., Funch, Ligia Silveira

“…Abstract Studies on the cultural importance of unconventional food plants (UFP) have been scarce, in contrast to a vast literature focusing on medicinal…”
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Quilombola Ethnomedicine: The Role of Age, Gender, and Culture Change by Santana, Bruna Farias de, Voeks, Robert A., Funch, Ligia Silveira

“…ABSTRACT Non-indigenous communities are particularly insightful in terms of understanding the process of healing plant acquisition and loss. This study…”
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The case of a threatened medicinal tree with optimistic prospects under climate change by Senkoro, Annae M., Munt, David Draper, Shackleton, Charlie M., Ribeiro‑Barros, Ana I., Voeks, Robert A.

“…Climate change is an increasing cause of biodiversity loss. The extinction of species is the most dramatic case, but also a large number of species will be…”
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Forgetting the Forest: Assessing Medicinal Plant Erosion in Eastern Brazil by Voeks, Robert A, Leony, Angela

“…Tropical landscapes represent storehouses of medicinal drug plants. It is widely held that these medicinal resources—real and potential—are threatened by a…”
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Reproductive ecology of the piassava palm (Attalea funifera) of Bahia, Brazil by VOEKS, ROBERT A.

“…The reproductive ecology of piassava palm (Attalea funifera Mart.) was investigated for 19 months in the Atlantic forests of eastern Brazil. Its breeding…”
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Landscape legacies of the African diaspora in Brazil by Carney, Judith A., Voeks, Robert A.

“…Geographers have been reticent on the role of the African diaspora in the contouring of Brazil's biological and cultural landscapes. Whereas paradigm shifts…”
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The scope of hunter–gatherer ethnomedicine by Voeks, Robert A, Sercombe, Peter

“…We examined the cosmology and ethnomedical beliefs of the Penan hunter–gatherers of Brunei Darussalam on the island of Borneo. Our results suggest that they…”
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Dusun Ethnobotany: Forest Knowledge and Nomenclature in Northern Borneo by Voeks, Robert A., bin Nyawa, Samhan

“…Ethnobotanical knowledge constitutes a primary nexus of nature and culture within traditional, subsistence societies. This paper examines the ethnobotanical…”
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Urban ethnobotany in local markets: A review of socioeconomic and cultural aspects by Santana, Bruna Farias de, Santos-Neves, Paulo Sérgio, Voeks, Robert A., Funch, Ligia Silveira

“…•In the last decade, there has been a greater publication focus on local markets.•Studies in urban ethnobotany demand new theoretical and methodological…”
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Biological Relationships between Africa and South America by Voeks, Robert A.

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Fire Management of the Piassava Fiber Palm (Attalea funifera) in Eastern Brazil by Voeks, Robert A., Vinha, Sergio G. da

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