Tania Vianney Gutiérrez-Santillán

• PhD
• Research Professor at Autonomous University of Nuevo León

From local level ethnobiological research, patterns have been identified in the relationships between human groups and natural resources. Although these patterns are consistent, they are unknown at a wider spatiotemporal scale, as well as the variables and the causal mechanisms that originate them. One of the factors that could be influencing the l...

Resumen La etnozoología estudia las interacciones humanos-animales. Inicialmente su enfoque era una simple documentación sobre los animales que los indígenas en determinada región conocían y utilizaban. Actualmente la creciente construcción de su marco teórico-conceptual ha permitido desarrollar investigaciones multidisciplinarias que incluyen aspe...

La relación humano-felino ha sido evaluada principalmente desde la perspectiva de la biología de la conservación. Sin embargo, es importante conocer las relaciones socioecológicas, desafortunadamente, estas han sido poco exploradas, a pesar de la documentación e importancia de estos depredadores. En este estudio se documentaron las percepciones y c...

In Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico, there is no record of the total number of species or the uses that people make of native plants. The purpose of this study was to know the species and their uses in the municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico. Based on 180 semi-structured interviews, collection, identification, and storage of botanical specimens,...

The indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico have used Armillaria mellea as a non-timber forest resource, mainly as food; ecologically it is an abundant species in forests. For this reason, we establish A. mellea as a species with cultural importance and a high potential for the development of sustainable regional and ethnomycotourism projects....

Iturbide is in the northeast of Mexico and has a rich native and exotic flora; however, there are no ethnobotanical records, therefore, it requires attention in the documentation of traditional knowledge and practices of its botanical resources. In 2021, twelve field trips were carried out, applying 110 semi-structured interviews. Plant samples wer...

Iturbide is located in the Northeast of Mexico, it has a rich native and exotic flora, however, there are no ethnobotanical records, therefore, it requires attention in the documentation of traditional practices and uses of its botanical resources. In 2021, twelve field trips were carried out, applying 110 semi-structured interviews. Plant samples...

La etnozoología estudia las interacciones humanos-animales. Inicialmente su enfoque era una simple documentación sobre los animales que los indígenas en determinada región conocían y utilizaban. Actualmente la creciente construcción de su marco teórico-conceptual ha permitido desarrollar investigaciones multidisciplinarias que incluyen aspectos de...

According to the World Health Organization, traditional medicine comprises knowledge and practices that seek to treat diseases to improve health using various therapeutic resources such as plants, animals, minerals, prayers and clean. In this sense, the objective of this work was to document the use of wild animals by indigenous Mayans to treat hea...

Background Cuatrociénegas, part of the Chihuahuan Desert, is a region of unique biological, geological, geographical, and evolutionary importance. Its current population is mestizo; nevertheless, it has high national historical, cultural, and touristic relevance in Mexico. It has been cataloged as nationally significant for its flora and fauna by M...

Background Cuatrociénegas is a region of unique biological, geological, geographical and evolutionary importance. It is part of the Chihuahua Desert, its current population is mestizo; however, it protects a high historical, cultural and tourist relevance. It has been listed as Area of Protection of Flora and Fauna by Mexican law, as well as a site...

Background Cuatrociénegas is a region of unique biological, geological, geographical and evolutionary importance. It is part of the Chihuahua Desert, its current population is mestizo; however, it has a high historical, cultural and tourist relevance. It has been cataloged as a Flora and Fauna by Mexican law, as well as a High Protection site by th...

In the Huasteca region, high biological diversity and diverse ethnic groups converge. The implementation of metrics for biocultural diversity was developed based on metrics used in analyzes of biological diversity. We compared the results of the diversity known and used by two communities of Nahuatl origin established in two types of vegetation (Tr...

RESUMEN Los carnívoros y en especial los grandes carnívoros son especies que a nivel cultural tienen un lugar preponderante sobre otras especies de animales. Su posicionamiento en diversos roles socioecológicos a nivel perceptual, cognitivo y pragmático; les permite alcanzar el estatus de especies culturales clave. Esta relevancia a nivel cultural...

Systematic reviews and meta-analytical approach are a tool used in different social and biological disciplines, but its application in evaluating ethnobiological information is scarce. Thus, through this analytical approach, we seek to answer if there are any patterns in the mexican ethnozoological scientific production. We searched for studies pub...