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Traditional knowledge and satellite tracking as complementary approaches to ecological understanding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2005

HENRY P. HUNTINGTON ,
ROBERT S. SUYDAM  and
DANIEL H. ROSENBERG
HENRY P. HUNTINGTON
Affiliation:
23834 The Clearing Drive, Eagle River, Alaska 99577, USA
ROBERT S. SUYDAM
Affiliation:
North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, PO Box 69, Barrow, Alaska 99723, USA
DANIEL H. ROSENBERG
Affiliation:
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99518, USA
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The integration or co-application of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge has been the subject of considerable research and discussion (see Johannes 1981; Johnson 1992; Stevenson 1996; McDonald et al. 1997; Huntington et al. 1999, 2002), with emphasis on various specific topics including environmental management and conservation (see Freeman & Carbyn 1988; Ferguson & Messier 1997; Ford & Martinez 2000; Usher 2000; Albert 2001). In most cases, examples of successful integration compare traditional and scientific observations at similar spatial scales to increase confidence in understanding or to fill gaps that appear from either perspective. We present a different approach to integration, emphasizing complementarity rather than concordance in spatial perspective, using two migratory species as examples.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , September 2004 , pp. 177 - 180
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© 2004 Foundation for Environmental Conservation

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