Embracing Methodological Issues in Ethnobiology and Overcoming Challenges [PDF]
Acta Botânica BrasílicaThis article delves into the evolving landscape of ethnobiology, mainly focusing on integrating quantitative approaches and the hypothetical-deductive method.
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque +4 more
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Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 Currently, at the global level, human food is mainly based on a few crops extensively cultivated as monocultures. Climate change, changes in land to agriculture and cattle raising, as well as the scarcity of water all affect and reduce the possibility of
Eva María Piedra-Malagón +3 more
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Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 3: plants used in traditional medicine in Kikuku village, Muleba District. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND\ud \ud The Kagera region of north western Tanzania has a rich culture of traditional medicine use and practice. Traditional medicines are the mainstay of healthcare in this region and are known to support the management of many illnesses such ...
Moshi, Mainen J +2 more
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Ethnobiology Letters, 2014 I connect the theoretical emphasis that motivated the cognitive ethnobiology of the 1960s and early 1970s with the contemporary emphasis on promoting ethnobiology as contributing to biodiversity conservation.
Eugene Hunn
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Art, fisheries and ethnobiology [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2015 AbstractBackgroundNature is perceived in a variety of forms, and the perception of nature can also be expressed in different ways. Local art may represent the perception of nature by humans. It can embody perception, imagination and wisdom. Local art, in particular, reflects how people interact with nature. For example, when studying the representation
Begossi, Alpina, Caires, Rodrigo
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A Note on the Montessori of Ethnobiology, Hal Conklin
Ethnobiology Letters, 2016 A Note on the Montessori of Ethnobiology, Hal ...
Myrdene Anderson
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Ethnobotanical investigation of 'wild' food plants used by rice farmers in Kalasin, Northeast Thailand [PDF]
, 2011 Background Wild food plants are a critical component in the subsistence system of rice farmers in Northeast Thailand. One of the important characteristics of wild plant foods among farming households is that the main collection locations are increasingly
Cruz Garcia, G.S., Price, L.L.
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Swiss ethnoveterinary knowledge on medicinal plants - a within-country comparison of Italian speaking regions with north-western German speaking regions [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Ethnoveterinary knowledge in Europe may play an important role as a basis for sustainable treatment options for livestock. Aims of our study were (a) to compare the ethnoveterinary practices of two culturally and sociodemographically ...
Amorena, M. +8 more
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Root Tonics and Resilience: Building Strength, Health, and Heritage in Jamaica
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Jamaican root tonics are fermented beverages made with the roots, bark, vines (and dried leaves) of several plant species, many of which are wild-harvested in forest areas of this Caribbean island.
Ina Vandebroek +7 more
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Ethnoveterinary plants of Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Traditional herbal preparations for addressing veterinary problems have been applied in Ankober District, Ethiopia, for generations. However, the millennia-old ethnoveterinary knowledge of the community, and the plants are subjected to loss ...
Asfaw, Zemede +3 more
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