@article{fdi:010065851,
  title = {{S}haring local ecological knowledge as a human adaptation strategy to arid environments : evidence from an ethnobotany survey in {M}orocco},
  author = {{B}lanco, {J}ulien and {C}arri{\`e}re, {S}t{\'e}phanie {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n order to cope with uncertainty, human populations living in drylands have developed social-risk management strategies ({SRMS}) and own extended ecological knowledge ({LEK}), which contributes to their resilience and adaptive capacity. {T}he aim of this study was to address {LEK} distribution and variability and to discuss {LEK} adaptation to drylands. {T}hrough ethnobotanical interviews and vegetation surveys in a {S}aharan {M}oroccan village, we tested the hypothesis that {LEK} is shaped by plant apparency and by {SRMS}. {O}ut of 164 plants, 68 were useful for 126 distinct uses. {P}lant cultural value obtained from free-lists was positively correlated with plant use value. {P}lant apparency was positively correlated with plant cultural value, which corroborated the ecological apparency hypothesis. {N}o effect of age or gender on {LEK} was observed. {I}n contrast, permanently-settled people had a lower level of knowledge than former nomads. {T}he relative intracultural homogeneity of {LEK} suggests a reciprocal exchange network system strategy at the village scale, which may contribute to human adaptation and resilience to arid environments and to global changes. {N}evertheless, {LEK} seemed interlocked with subsistence activities and with a mobile lifestyle. {C}onserving this lifestyle may thus be crucial for people's resilience in a context of an uncertain future.},
  keywords = {{MAROC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}rid {E}nvironments},
  volume = {127},
  numero = {},
  pages = {30--43},
  ISSN = {0140-1963},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.10.021},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065851},
}