Table 1 Basic information of the communities
From: Knowledge and use of wild edible plants in rural communities along Paraguay River, Pantanal, Brazil
Communities | Albuquerque | Castelo | Amolar | Guató |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Latitude and Longitude (approx.) | 19°S;57° W | 18°S; 57° W | 18°S; 57° W | 17° S; 57° W |
Occupation time (years) | 228 | + − 120 | + − 130 | + − 10 |
Distance from Corumbá | 60 km | 94 km | 198 Km | 330 km |
Number of families | + − 300 | + − 30 | 9 | 16 |
Number of interviewees | 29 | 25 | 9 | 8 |
Number of women (w) and men (m) | 14 (w) | 9 (w) | 1 (w) | 1 (w) |
15 (m) | 16 (m) | 8 (m) | 7 (m) | |
Mean age | 48 | 60 | 69 | 47 |
Age distribution: A. between 20 and 40 years; B (41–60); C (>60) | A (10) | A (5) | A (1) | A (3) |
B (13) | B (10) | B (3) | B (3) | |
C (6) | C (10) | C (5) | C (2) | |
Number of vegetation types | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Data collection | 1997–1998 | 2001–2002 | 2001–2002 | 1997 |