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Social Mechanisms and Mobility: Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) Extractivism in Brazil

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The author is grateful for the generous cooperation of community members of Barreirinhas for participating in this research. Many thanks to Marianne Schmink of University of Florida, Noemi Miyasaka Porro of Federal University of Pará, and two anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions to improve the article. Chelsie Romulo was responsible for creating the map. This research was supported by a doctoral dissertation improvement grant from the US National Science Foundation (award 1032034); a Botany in Action fellowship from Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburg, PA; and a Brazilian Initiation Scholarship from the Brazilian Studies Association.

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Virapongse, A. Social Mechanisms and Mobility: Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) Extractivism in Brazil. Hum Ecol 45, 119–129 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-016-9887-9

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