Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)

Background The western Gironès is a district located in NE Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). This area comprising 186.55 km2 and 10,659 inhabitants is composed of 5 municipalities encompassing 29 villages, located in the hydrographic basins of the Ter and Llémena rivers. Methods Following the method...

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Autores: Gras Mas, Airy, Serrasolses, Ginesta, Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-, Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Etnobotànica
Plantes medicinals
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
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spelling Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)Gras Mas, AirySerrasolses, GinestaVallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-Garnatje i Roca, TeresaEtnobotànicaPlantes medicinalsEthnobotanyMedicinal plantsBackground The western Gironès is a district located in NE Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). This area comprising 186.55 km2 and 10,659 inhabitants is composed of 5 municipalities encompassing 29 villages, located in the hydrographic basins of the Ter and Llémena rivers. Methods Following the methodology based on the semi-structured interviews, we carried out 40 interviews with 57 informants, 31 were women and the remaining 26 were men, with an average age of 78.6 years. Results In the present study, data from 316 taxa (301 angiosperms, 8 gymnosperms, and 7 pteridophytes) belonging to 89 botanical families were collected. The interviewed informants referred 3776 UR of 298 taxa, 1933 (51.19%) of them corresponding to the food category, 949 (25.13%) to the medicinal ones, and 894 (23.68%) to other uses. In addition, 581 vernacular names for 306 species, subspecies, and varieties have also been collected. Conclusions These results reveal the validity of traditional knowledge in the studied area, which can be seriously threatened by the loss of its rural condition and its proximity to industrialized areas.BioMed Central2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/174236Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-019-0295-2Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2019, vol. 15, num. 19https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-019-0295-2cc-by (c) Gras Mas, Airy et al., 2019http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1742362026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
title Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
spellingShingle Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
Gras Mas, Airy
Etnobotànica
Plantes medicinals
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
title_short Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
title_full Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
title_fullStr Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
title_full_unstemmed Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
title_sort Traditional knowledge in semi-rural close to industrial areas: ethnobotanical studies in western Gironès (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gras Mas, Airy
Serrasolses, Ginesta
Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
author Gras Mas, Airy
author_facet Gras Mas, Airy
Serrasolses, Ginesta
Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
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author2 Serrasolses, Ginesta
Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-
Garnatje i Roca, Teresa
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Etnobotànica
Plantes medicinals
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
topic Etnobotànica
Plantes medicinals
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
description Background The western Gironès is a district located in NE Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). This area comprising 186.55 km2 and 10,659 inhabitants is composed of 5 municipalities encompassing 29 villages, located in the hydrographic basins of the Ter and Llémena rivers. Methods Following the methodology based on the semi-structured interviews, we carried out 40 interviews with 57 informants, 31 were women and the remaining 26 were men, with an average age of 78.6 years. Results In the present study, data from 316 taxa (301 angiosperms, 8 gymnosperms, and 7 pteridophytes) belonging to 89 botanical families were collected. The interviewed informants referred 3776 UR of 298 taxa, 1933 (51.19%) of them corresponding to the food category, 949 (25.13%) to the medicinal ones, and 894 (23.68%) to other uses. In addition, 581 vernacular names for 306 species, subspecies, and varieties have also been collected. Conclusions These results reveal the validity of traditional knowledge in the studied area, which can be seriously threatened by the loss of its rural condition and its proximity to industrialized areas.
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