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2019-05-01

El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades

The Guild Concept: From Feudalism to Community Ecology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726

Palabras clave:

Edad Media, gremio, grupo ecológico, grupo funcional, oficio (es)
Crafts, ecological group, functional group, guild, medieval corporations (en)

Autores/as

Se analiza el origen y evolución del término gremio, así como su aplicación en ecología, considerando las múltiples connotaciones que se le ha dado y la confusión que se ha generado por utilizarlo de forma indebida. De igual forma, se discute la importancia de homogenizar los términos y definir de manera clara a los gremios, a fin de tener un leguaje que permita entender los alcances del término sin ambigüedades. El uso del término, así como su persistencia en estudios ecológicos, sugiere que el mismo tiene relevancia considerable dependiendo de la forma y el modo en que es empleado. El uso inadecuado o derivado de este término es arriesgado y peligroso, dado que tiende a reducir el término a una palabra vacía con múltiples significados. Más que nada, esta trivialización constituye una amenaza al uso y significado adecuado del concepto de gremio en ecología.

The origin and evolution of the term guild are analyzed, as well as its application in ecology, considering the multiple connotations that have been given and the confusion that has been generated by using it improperly. Likewise, the importance of homogenizing the terms and clearly defining the guilds is discussed, to have a language that allows understanding the scope of the term without ambiguities. The use of the term, as well as its persistence in ecological studies, suggests that it has considerable relevance depending on the form and the way it is used. The inappropriate or derivative use of this term is risky and dangerous since it tends to reduce the term to an empty word with multiple meanings. Also, this trivialization constitutes a threat to the proper use of the guild concept in ecology and its meaning as a whole.

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Koch, E. B. A., Castaño-Meneses, G. & Delabie, J. H. C. (2019). El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades. Acta Biológica Colombiana, 24(2), 224–231. https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726

ACM

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Koch, E.B.A., Castaño-Meneses, G. y Delabie, J.H.C. 2019. El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades. Acta Biológica Colombiana. 24, 2 (may 2019), 224–231. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726.

ACS

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Koch, E. B. A.; Castaño-Meneses, G.; Delabie, J. H. C. El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades. Acta biol. Colomb. 2019, 24, 224-231.

ABNT

KOCH, E. B. A.; CASTAÑO-MENESES, G.; DELABIE, J. H. C. El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades. Acta Biológica Colombiana, [S. l.], v. 24, n. 2, p. 224–231, 2019. DOI: 10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/74726. Acesso em: 18 mar. 2026.

Chicago

Koch, Elmo B. A., Gabriela Castaño-Meneses, y Jacques H. C. Delabie. 2019. «El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades». Acta Biológica Colombiana 24 (2):224-31. https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726.

Harvard

Koch, E. B. A., Castaño-Meneses, G. y Delabie, J. H. C. (2019) «El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades», Acta Biológica Colombiana, 24(2), pp. 224–231. doi: 10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726.

IEEE

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E. B. A. Koch, G. Castaño-Meneses, y J. H. C. Delabie, «El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades», Acta biol. Colomb., vol. 24, n.º 2, pp. 224–231, may 2019.

MLA

Koch, E. B. A., G. Castaño-Meneses, y J. H. C. Delabie. «El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades». Acta Biológica Colombiana, vol. 24, n.º 2, mayo de 2019, pp. 224-31, doi:10.15446/abc.v24n2.74726.

Turabian

Koch, Elmo B. A., Gabriela Castaño-Meneses, y Jacques H. C. Delabie. «El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades». Acta Biológica Colombiana 24, no. 2 (mayo 1, 2019): 224–231. Accedido marzo 18, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/74726.

Vancouver

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Koch EBA, Castaño-Meneses G, Delabie JHC. El concepto de gremio: del feudalismo a la ecología de comunidades. Acta biol. Colomb. [Internet]. 1 de mayo de 2019 [citado 18 de marzo de 2026];24(2):224-31. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/74726

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