Browsing Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales by Subject "traditional management"

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Applying retrospective demographic models to assess sustainable use: the Maya management of Sabal palms

Martínez-Ballesté, A; Martorell-Delgado, Carlos; Martínez-Ramos, M; Caballero, C (2005)

Xa’an palm (Sabal yapa) has been used to thatch traditional Maya houses for over 3000 years. In the Yucatan Peninsula, this palm has been introduced to pasturelands, maize fields (milpas), and homegardens. These and other ...
Cultural or ecological sustainability? The effect of cultural change on Sabal palm management among the lowland Maya of Mexico

Martínez-Ballesté, A; Martorell-Delgado, Carlos; Caballero, J (2006)

Sabal palm has been used for thatching the traditional Maya house for over 3000 yr. The great importance of this resource has promoted its management within home gardens. Although traditionally managed populations in home ...
The effect of Maya traditional harvesting on the leaf production, and demographic parameters of Sabal palm in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Martínez-Ballesté, A; Martorell-Delgado, Carlos; Caballero, J (2008)

Palm leaves are an important resource for family households. The effect of harvest on leaf production, growth and fecundity of wild individual palm trees has been studied, but little is known about palm harvest in agro-forestry ...

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