Ethnobotany of Mexico

Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica

Rafael Lira, Alejandro Casas, José Blancas (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

560 Seiten

2018 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-7935-6 (ISBN)

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This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and different research approaches and techniques of studies on interactions between humans and plants in an important area of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica. Leading scholars and key research groups in Mexico discuss essential topics as well as contributions from international research groups that have conducted studies on ethnobotany and domestication of plants in the region. Such a convocation will produce an interesting discussion about future investigation and conservation of regional human cultures, genetic resources, and cultural and ecological processes that are critical for global sustainability.

Dr. Rafael Lira Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Laboratorio de Recursos Naturales, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlanepantla, Mexico Alejandro Casas, PhD Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

Origins and Development of Mexican Ethnobotany.- Ethnobotany in México: Historical Trends and Development of Scientific Approaches.- Cosmos, Corpus, and Praxis: An Integrated Approach of the Study of Plants, Ecosystems, and Societies.- Ethnobotany and Mexican Biocultural Patrimony.- Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Plant Populations.- Ethnobotanical and Ecological studies of Communities and Ecosystems.- Domestication as an Continuing Process: From Populations to Landscape.- Domestication of Annual Plants.- Domestication of Perennial Plants.- Useful plants of Mexico.- Medicinal Plants.- Food Plants.- Maize.- Beans.- Squashes.- Cotton.- Peppers.- Ethnobotany and Ex-Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in México.- Ethnobotany and In-Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in México.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.07.2018
Reihe/Serie	Ethnobiology
Zusatzinfo	71 Illustrations, color; 21 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 560 p. 92 illus., 71 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-4939-7935-3 / 1493979353
ISBN-13	978-1-4939-7935-6 / 9781493979356
Zustand	Neuware