摘要：Mobility is a millenary human strategy to deal with environmental change. An outstanding example of mobilityis transhumance, an ancient pastoralist practice consisting of the seasonal migration of livestock between ecological regionsfollowing peaks in pasture productivity. The maintenance of transhumance depends partly on the preservation of relatedtraditional ecological knowledge (TEK). We (a) identified and characterized social groups that hold transhumance-related TEK,(b) analyzed trends in transhumance-related TEK across generations and social groups, (c) examined the factors that influencevariation in levels of TEK, and (d) analyzed elements of transhumance-related TEK as examples of adaptive strategies to copewith global change. We used transhumance on the Conquense Drove Road, a major active transhumant network in Spain, as acase study. Through an indepth literature review, participant observation, semistructured interviews, and a focus group discussion,we developed a survey to examine transhumance-related knowledge, practices, and beliefs. We collected survey data from 150informants. Although a rich body of TEK persisted among transhumant shepherds, we found a marked loss of TEK amongtranshumants born after 1975, who scored one-fifth lower on survey items than other generations. The maintenance oftranshumance on foot is the most important factor influencing TEK preservation. We conclude that in developed country settings,maintaining conditions for herd mobility can contribute to enhancing the adaptive capacity of agrarian societies to cope withglobal environmental change
