Table 1.
Objective | Data collection | Nr villages | Variable | Descriptive statistics | ||||
To describe the Tsimane’ management regime of G. deversa as currently practiced | Field visits and open-ended interviews | 3 villages | n | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
Age | 15 | 35.00 | 10.38 | 21 | 49 | |||
Sex | 10 men (66.67%) 5 women (33.33%) |
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To examine whether there is concordance between local perceptions of G. deversa availability and estimates of availability obtained from ecological data in the Tsimane’ Territory | Structured interviews | 13 villages | n | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
Age | 296 | 38.35 | 17.80 | 14 | 88 | |||
Sex | 142 men (47.97%) 154 women (52.03%) |
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Focus groups | 2 villages | Age | n | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
16 | 36.53 | 15.58 | 19 | 70 | ||||
Sex | 9 men (56.25%) 7 women (43.75%) |
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To analyze whether different perceptions of G. deversa availability and change explain harvesting behavior and local management in general | Semi-structured interviews | 2 villages | n | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
Age | 97 | 40.07 | 20.32 | 16 | 84 | |||
Sex | 53 men (54.64%) 44 women (45.36%) |