Narel Y. Paniagua-ZambranaRainer W. BussmannRobbie HartAraceli L. Moya HuancaGere Ortiz SoriaMilton Ortiz VacaDavid Ortiz ÁlvarezJorge Soria MoránMaría Soria MoránSaúl Chávez2026-03-222026-03-22201710.1186/s13002-017-0179-2https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0179-2https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/43513Citaciones: 76In this paper we illustrate the complexity of perspectives on knowledge at different ages, and the persistence of knowledge over almost a century. We found that traditional knowledge was only partially affected by the processes of exposure to a market economy, and that different knowledge domains experienced different trends as a result of these changes. Overall knowledge was widely distributed, and we did not observe a directional knowledge loss. We stress the importance to not directly conclude processes of knowledge loss, cultural erosion or acculturation when comparing the knowledge of different age groups.enEthnobotanyGeographyBiodiversitySightEcologyarticle