Stepp Ethnoecology and Medicinal Plants of the Highland Maya

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-69315-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 112 Seiten

Reihe: Ethnobiology

The only comprehensive ethnoecological study of medicinal plants of the Highland Maya

Written by the leading researchers in the field

Covers a broad range of disciplines but written in an accessible manner for the educated public

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stepp, John Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Introduction.- Identifying medicinal plants used.- The role of environmental variation on use and selection.- Identifying preferred habitats.- Importance of human modified environments for medicinal plants.- Human ecology and biochemical ecology.- Implications for conservation, health, and the environment.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. John Richard Stepp serves as Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. For the last decade he has conducted ethnobiological research with the Tzeltal Maya in Highland Chiapas, Mexico. He currently coordinates an interdiscplinary research program in the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. His research explores persistence, change and variation of traditional ecological knowledge and ethnobotany.