Plant and landscape local management

Abstract

People have long been managing natural resources. This management can consist of two types: community and individual species. Community management can be understood at the landscape level when territory, biotic, and physical components are modeled, as well as their interactions and processes. Individual species management is well documented for semidomesticated plant species under domestication processes, particularly in the Mesoamerican region. Different management types (community and individual species) can be observed in agroforestry systems, which are land-use forms in which there is high biocultural diversity. These systems, which are widespread in tropical regions, maintain natural vegetation components through local management practices.