Revising the Cultural Significance Index: The Case of the Fulni-ô in Northeastern Brazil

This article proposes a new way of calculating the Cultural Significance Index (CSI), with the goal of improving it as an instrument for recording the importance of each plant species to human groups. In the present formula (CSI = σ(i×e×c)×CF), different variables are considered: i (species manageme...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Field methods 2006-02, Vol.18 (1), p.98-108
Hauptverfasser:	Da Silva, Valdeline Atanázio, Andrade, Laise De Holanda Cavalcanti, De Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Botany Brazil Cultural Significance Index Ethnobotany Field work Flora Fulni-ô Indicators Indigenous populations Interviews Research methods Rural anthropology Species
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