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A vindication of ethnobotany: Between social and natural science
Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review, 2016 Ethnobotany, a discipline located at the intersection between natural science and social science, is sometimes misunderstood by researchers from one field or the other.
Joan Vallès Xirau, Teresa Garnatje
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Local knowledge in community-based approaches to medicinal plant conservation: lessons from India [PDF]
, 2006 Community-based approaches to conservation of natural resources, in particular medicinal plants, have attracted attention of governments, non governmental organizations and international funding agencies.
Gardner, James, Shukla, Shailesh
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Ex-situ Documentation of Ethnobiology [PDF]
, 2014 Migrant speakers of endangered languages living in urban centers in developed countries represent a valuable resource through which these languages may be conveniently documented.
Lahe-Deklin, Francesca, Si, Aung
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Current use of wild plants with edible underground storage organs in a rural population of Patagonia: between tradition and change [PDF]
, 2015 Edible plants with underground storage organs (USOs) are neglected resources. We studied the local ecological knowledge edible plants with (USOs) in rural populations of North-Patagonia in order to establish how people are utilizing these plants.
Ladio, Ana Haydee, Ochoa, Juan José
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Journal of Ethnic FoodsManggulu is a traditional food of the Sumba people in East Nusa Tenggara, primarily made from pisang kepok or saba bananas (Musa paradisiaca var. balbisiana) and peanuts (Arachis hypogaea).
Mohammad Fathi Royyani +10 more
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Ethnobiology Letters, 2015 Historical ecology provides a research program and toolkit for applied interdisciplinary research in ethnobiology. With a focus on long-term changes in built environments and cultural landscapes, historical ecology emphasizes the need for scientific ...
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong +1 more
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Medicinal plants used to treat the most frequent diseases encountered in Ambalabe rural community, Eastern Madagascar [PDF]
, 2015 Background Traditional medicine remains the only health care available in many rural areas in Madagascar like the rural community of Ambalabe, located in a very remote area in the eastern part of the country. With limited access to modern
Alyse R. Kuhlman +6 more
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The uses of Kenyan aloes: an analysis of implications for names, distribution and conservation [PDF]
, 2015 Background The genus Aloe is renowned for its medicinal and cosmetic properties and long history of use. Sixty-three Aloe species occur in Kenya, of which around 50 % are endemic.
Bjorå, Charlotte S +4 more
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Botanical and Ethnoecological Investigation of Mountain Vegetation in Ghimes (Eastern Carpathians, Romania) [PDF]
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Babai Dániel
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