Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecological Science: a Question of Scale

• Published in: Ecology and Society
• Main Authors: Catherine A. Gagnon, Dominique Berteaux
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2009
• Subjects: Arctic; Inuit; protected area; scale; Chen caerulescens atlantica; traditional ecological knowledge; Vulpes lagopus; Alopex lagopus; local ecological knowledge; scientific knowledge; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Canada; Nunavut; Pond Inlet; Arctic Fox; inuit; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02923-140219; https://doaj.org/article/f0cffda1d2c84c2b9de99444cf05f0f7

The benefits and challenges of integrating traditional ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge have led to extensive discussions over the past decades, but much work is still needed to facilitate the articulation and co-application of these two types of knowledge. Through two case studies, we...