Ethnoecology and Medicinal Plants of the Highland Maya

Plants play a central role in human existence. Medicinal plants, in particular, have allowed for the continued survival of the human species. This book, based on over a decade of research in Southern Mexico with the Highland Maya, explores the relationship between medicinal plants, traditional ecolo...

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Hlavný autor: Stepp, John Richard (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydanie:1st ed. 2018.
Edícia:Ethnobiology,
Predmet:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Community ecology, Biotic.
Plant systematics.
Plant taxonomy.
Plant breeding.
Plant anatomy.
Plant development.
ISBN:9783319693156
ISSN:2365-7553
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Obsah:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Identifying medicinal plants used
  • The role of environmental variation on use and selection
  • Identifying preferred habitats
  • Importance of human modified environments for medicinal plants
  • Human ecology and biochemical ecology
  • Implications for conservation, health, and the environment
  • Index.

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