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标题：Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecological Science: a Question of Scale
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作者：Catherine A. Gagnon ; Dominique Berteaux
期刊名称：Ecology and Society
印刷版ISSN：1708-3087
电子版ISSN：1708-3087
出版年度：2009
卷号：14
期号：2
出版社：The Resilience Alliance
摘要：The benefits and challenges of integrating traditional ecological knowledge and scientificknowledge have led to extensive discussions over the past decades, but much work is still needed to facilitatethe articulation and co-application of these two types of knowledge. Through two case studies, we examinedthe integration of traditional ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge by emphasizing theircomplementarity across spatial and temporal scales. We expected that combining Inuit traditional ecologicalknowledge and scientific knowledge would expand the spatial and temporal scales of currently documentedknowledge on the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) and the greater snow goose (Chen caerulescens atlantica),two important tundra species. Using participatory approaches in Mittimatalik (also known as Pond Inlet),Nunavut, Canada, we documented traditional ecological knowledge about these species and found that, infact, it did expand the spatial and temporal scales of current scientific knowledge for local arctic fox ecology.However, the benefits were not as apparent for snow goose ecology, probably because of the similar spatialand temporal observational scales of the two types of knowledge for this species. Comparing sources ofknowledge at similar scales allowed us to gain confidence in our conclusions and to identify areas ofdisagreement that should be studied further. Emphasizing complementarities across scales was morepowerful for generating new insights and hypotheses. We conclude that determining the scales of theobservations that form the basis for traditional ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge representsa critical step when evaluating the benefits of integrating these two types of knowledge. This is also criticalwhen examining the congruence or contrast between the two types of knowledge for a given subject
关键词：Arctic; Inuit; protected area; scale; Chen caerulescens atlantica; traditional ecological;knowledge; Vulpes lagopus; Alopex lagopus; local ecological knowledge; scientific knowledge