Ewé: a web-based ethnobotanical database for storing and analysing data

Souza, E. d. N. F. and Hawkins, J. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9048-8016 (2020) Ewé: a web-based ethnobotanical database for storing and analysing data. Database, 2020. baz144. ISSN 1758-0463 doi: 10.1093/database/baz144

Abstract/Summary

Ethnobotanical databases serve as repositories of traditional knowledge (TK), either at international or local scales. By documenting plant species with traditional use, and most importantly, the applications and modes of use of such species, ethnobotanical databases play a role in the conservation of TK and also provide access to information that could improve hypothesis generation and testing in ethnobotanical studies. Brazil has a rich medicinal flora and a rich cultural landscape. Nevertheless, cultural change and ecological degradation can lead to loss of TK. Here, we present an online database developed with open-source tools with a capacity to include all medicinal flora of Brazil. We present test data for the Leguminosae comprising a total of 2078 records, referred to here as use reports, including data compiled from literature and herbarium sources. Unlike existing databases, Ewé provides tools for the visualization of large datasets, facilitating hypothesis generation and meta-analyses. The Ewé database is currently available at www.ewedb.com.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/88339
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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Publisher	Oxford University Press
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