Abstract

MORENO-CALLES, Ana Isabel; TOLEDO, Víctor M.  and  CASAS, Alejandro. Agroforestry systems of Mexico: A biocultural approach. Bot. sci [online]. 2013, vol.91, n.4, pp.375-398. ISSN 2007-4476.

We reviewed information about traditional agroforestry systems of Mexico and its biocultural diversity. The review included the slash and burn agricultural systems: kool in the Yucatán Peninsula and tlacolol in Guerrero; the terrace called mete-pantli in Tlaxcala; the drained fields chinampa in the Valley of México and calal in southwestern Tlaxcala; the arid land systems milpa-chichipera in the Tehuacan Valley, huamil in Guanajuato and oasis (oases) in the Baja California Peninsula; the agroforests kuojtakiloyan in the Northern Sierra of Puebla, te'lom in San Luis Potosí and cacaotales in Soconusco region in Chiapas and Chontalpa region in Tabasco; and the homegardens ekuaro in Michoacán and other homegardens in Puebla, Oaxaca and Yucatán. The discussion emphasizes the importance of traditional agroforestry systems and strategies for their maintenance.

Keywords : ethnoecology; Mesoamerica; plant management; traditional agricultural systems.

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