Appendix B. Coding description examples



     Thematic code                       Definition                                   Example response
                        The code of nomenclature for each
ID                      informant, which follows a numeric scale
                        order.
Practice                Name of the practice to be described.           “Barking, cork stripping.”
                                                                        “A bit of straw or bracken was burnt and
                        Detailed description of how the practice
                                                                        the ashes were mixed with water to
Description - How       is/was applied (management techniques,
                                                                        dyeing a three-meter wool rope that was
                        tools).
                                                                        used to guide the saw.”
                        Geographical distribution associated with       “Burning for livestock fodder was done
Description - Where
                        the practice (municipality or ecosystem).       where there was bracken and heather.”
                        Temporal      description,    in   terms   of
                                                                        “Chamomile is collected in August”; “In
Description - When      historical timeline and seasonality, of
                                                                        the 1950s, I was 40 years old at the time.”
                        when the practice is/was applied.
                                                                        “The      shepherd     was   responsible   for
Description - Who       People involved in the activity.                villagers’ livestock. He was accompanied
                                                                        by an assistant, the vecero.”
                        Name of the species associated to the           “Apis     mellifera,   namely   the   Spanish
Description - Spp
                        practice.                                       honeybee.”
                                                                        “Hunting is not forbidden inside the
                        Indicate if the practice is ongoing inside      reserve. Wild pigs are hunted, although it
Protected Area
                        the National Park.                              has been regulated.”

                        Indicate if the practice continues until        “Lopping is no longer carried out; last time
Continuity
                        present-day.                                    was in the 1980s.”
                                                                        “I think that in the past [forests] were
Perception ecological   Ecological consequences associated to           better preserved than nowadays, because
impact                  changes in traditional practices                firewood collection cleared up the forest
                                                                        floor.”
                        Changes in the calendar of the practice,        “Now there are less farmers but with
Transformation
                        tools, regulations, etc.                        larger numbers of domestic stock.”
                                                                        “There is a Protected Designation of
Other                   Other information related to the practice.
                                                                        Origin of cheeses from Liébana.”




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