Theories and Major Hypotheses in Ethnobotany

Ethnobotany has evolved from a discipline that largely documented the diversity of plant use by local people to one focused on understanding how and why people select plants for a wide range of uses. This progress has been in response to a repeated call for theory-inspired and hypothesisdriven resea...

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Published in:	Economic botany Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 269 - 287
Main Authors:	Gaoue, Orou G., Coe, Michael A., Bond, Matthew, Hart, Georgia, Seyler, Barnabas C., McMillen, Heather
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer & The New York Botanical Garden 01.09.2017 Springer US Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Critical mass Discipline ecology Ethnobotany Hypotheses Integration Life Sciences meta-analysis people Plant Anatomy/Development Plant diversity Plant Ecology Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography prediction Review statistical analysis Statistical methods utilitarian redundancy model theory in ethnobotany taboo as luxury medicinal plant selection Hypothesis-driven research optimal defense theory
ISSN:	0013-0001, 1874-9364
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