Ethnobotany of Mexico

Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4614-6668-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1021 g

Reihe: Ethnobiology

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lira, Rafael

Blancas, José

Casas, Alejandro

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Umwelt und Kultur, Kulturökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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