Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe project of this research was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Santa Catarina in 2020 (Certificate of Presentation of Ethical Review -CAAE 28159719.4.0000.0121), with Dr. Nivaldo Peroni as the responsible researcher. We followed the recommendations of the International Society of Ethnobiology Code of Ethics (ISE 2006). The consent to participate was not applicable. The authorization for research in the shellmounds was issued by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional—IPHAN (Ordinance n° 37 of May 31, 2019) with the archaeologist Dr. Dione da Rocha Bandeira, coauthor of this paper, as the responsible technician. To carry out the research in the municipal conservation units, authorization was issued by the Environmental Management Unit (UGA) of Secretary of Agriculture and Environment of Joinville—SAMA (Authorization 006/2019/UGA) on behalf of the first author. Consent for publicationsNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The study was funded by Fumdes/SC (Fundo Estadual de Apoio à Manutenção e ao Desenvolvimento da Educação Superior de Santa Catarina) doctoral scholarship from the Uniedu Program for the first author and the CNPQ (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) Productivity Scholarship for Dr. Nivaldo Peroni."