Biodiversity as a resource [Elektronische Ressource] : Plant use and land use among the Shuar, Saraguros, and Mestizos in tropical rainforest areas of southern Ecuador = Die Biodiversität als Ressource / Andres Gerique Zipfel. Betreuer: Perdita Pohle

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• Publié par: friedrich-alexander-universitat_erlangen-nurnberg
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
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Biodiversity as a resource:
Plant use and land use among the Shuar, Saraguros, and Mestizos in
tropical rainforest areas of southern Ecuador


Die Biodiversität als Ressource:
Pflanzennutzung und Landnutzung der Shuar, Saraguros und Mestizos in
tropischen Regenwaldgebieten Südecuadors








Der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
zur
Erlangung des Doktorgrades Dr. rer. nat.

















vorgelegt von
Andrés Gerique Zipfel

aus Valencia
















































Als Dissertation genehmigt
von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg




























Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 9.12.2010

Vorsitzender der Promotionskommission: Prof. Dr. Rainer Fink

Erstberichterstatterin: Prof. Dr. Perdita Pohle

Zweitberichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Willibald Haffner























































To my father



































































































“He who seeks finds”
(Matthew 7:8)

































































































ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Firstly, I wish to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Perdita Pohle, for her trust
and support. Without her guidance this study would not have been possible. I am especially
indebted to Prof. Dr. Willibald Haffner as well, who recently passed away. His scientific
knowledge and enthusiasm set a great example for me.
I gratefully acknowledge Prof. Dr. Beck (Universität Bayreuth) and Prof. Dr. Knoke
(Technische Universität München), and my colleagues and friends of the Institute of
Geography (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) for sharing invaluable
comments and motivation. Furthermore, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those
experts who unselfishly shared their knowledge with me, in particular to Dr. David Neill and
Dr. Rainer Bussmann (Missouri Botanical Garden), Dr. Roman Krettek (Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Mykologie), Dr. Jonathan Armbruster, (Auburn University, Alabama), Dr.
Nathan K. Lujan (Texas A&M University), Dr. Jean Guffroy (Institut de Recherche pour le
Développement, Orleans), Dr. Gabi Schachtel (Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen), and Lukas
Wolfsbauer (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg). I would also like to
convey thanks to our counterparts Dr. Hidalgo and Dr. López Sandoval (Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito) for a magnificent cooperation and to Virginia Lane
for patiently revising the English of this dissertation and previous articles. I am also grateful
to Stefan Adler, Judith Jaksch, and especially to Julia Kieslinger for their assistance during
the draft of figures, the editing of text and photos, and their comprehension.
I am grateful to collaborators of the Herbario Reinaldo Espinosa of the Universidad Nacional
de Loja (Jhofre Aguirre, Bolivar Merino, Wilson Quizhpe, Holger Salas, Darío Veintimilla,
Orlando Sánchez, Carlos Chimbo, and Néstor León) for their expertise and assistance with
data collection and plant identification as well as for their logistical support. Deepest gratitude
goes to Eduardo Tapia for his research assistance during field work and for making it so
comfortable. My gratitude goes to the staff of the San Francisco Research Station, in
particular to Abraham Pacheco, María Feijoó, Serafín Ramón, Rocío and Tati Aguirre,
Polivio Ortega, and Pedro Paladines for, as Florian Werner remarked, “making the place
damn close to home”. I am also grateful to all the researchers who shared with me their
knowledge, expertise and time in Ecuador. This includes, among many others, Susanne Iost,
Folkert Bauer, Dorothee Sandmann, Jutta Kapfer, Diana Avilés, Adriana Darquea, Jörg
Zeilinger, Felix Matt, Franziska Volland-Voigt, Katrin Wolf, Rütger Rollenbeck, Sven
Günter, Jürgen Homeier, Florian Werner, Alexandra Zach, Valentyna Krashevska, Kristin
Roos, Glenda Mendieta, Baltazar Calvas, Patricio Crespo, and Adriana Tutillo. I wish also to
convey my thanks to the whole staff of Nature & Culture International, especially to Nancy
Romero, Renzo and Bruno Paladines, Trotsky Riera, and Felipe Serrano.
I thank the inhabitants of the communities of Chumpias, El Cristal, El Retorno, El Tibio, Los
Guabos, Napints, Sabanilla, Shaime and the owners of the visited fincas for their hospitality
and generous participation in the interviews.
iI kindly thank the German Research Foundation (DFG) for supporting this study in the frame
of the projects proposed and conducted by Prof. Dr. Perdita Pohle: “Pflanzenkenntnisse und
Pflanzennutzung bei den Shuar, Saraguro und Colonos in den tropischen Bergwaldregionen
Südecuadors”, “Ethnoökologische Untersuchungen in den tropischen Bergwaldregionen
Südecuadors - ein Beitrag zum Erhalt und zur nachhaltigen Nutzung von Biodiversität” (DFG
Research Group FOR 402), and “Human ecological dimensions in sustainable utilization and
conservation of tropical mountain forests” (DFG Research Group FOR 816).
During the completion of the study I met people that influenced not only this research but also
my life. I am especially indebted to the Pons family and to Ruth Espinosa and her family for
making Ecuador so special. In addition, I offer my deepest gratitude to all those who
supported me after the death of my father and especially during 2009, making the conclusion
of this thesis possible. Thank you!
I cannot forget two good friends who also passed away during these years. Tío Alberto,
Roberto, también va por vosotros. Finally, I owe my deepest gratitude to my beloved family,
who always has been there for me and has supported me unconditionally. Thank you for your
understanding: ¡Gracias, mamá! ¡Por fin sabrás a qué me he dedicado todo este tiempo!




















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