| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
Ethnobotany of mountain regions, 2523-7497 |
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Ethnobotany of mountain regions. 2523-7497
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Part I: Regions -- Caatinga Ecosystem: A Geo-environmental and Human Perspective -- Introduction -- Geography and Geology (Geomorphology) -- Climate -- Hydrography -- Flora and Vegetation (Biodiversity and Conservation) -- Human Plant Use -- Threats to Plant Diversity and Use -- Homage -- References -- Part II: Plant Uses and Ecosystems -- What Sociocultural Factors Most Influence Knowledge and Use of Food Plants? A Qualitative Review -- Introduction -- Material and Methods |
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Bibliographic Review Methodology -- Study Location -- Critical Evaluation of Studies -- Data Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Overview of Analyses Between Dry and Wet Regions -- Gender and Age -- Other Factors That Can Influence the Knowledge and Use of Food Plants (Places of Collection, Occupation, Time of Residence, an... -- Final Considerations -- References -- Use of Wood by Local people in the Caatinga: Northest of Brazil Ecosystem and Changes in the Landscape -- Introduction -- Methodological Aspects -- Systematic Review -- Case Study -- Study Area -- Ethnobiological Data Collection |
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Identification of Forest Resource Collection Areas -- Results and Discussion -- Systematic Review -- Case Study -- Conclusion -- References -- Environmental Factors Modulate Plant Selection by Local Human Populations in Dry Tropical Forests -- Introduction -- Human Populations in the Caatinga -- Human-Environment Interactions: The Past and the Present -- The Influence of the Environment on Plant Selection -- Human Populations in the Caatinga and Its Dynamics Over Time -- Final Considerations -- References |
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Traditional Knowledge Management Framework (TKMF) of Pesticide Plants in Rural Communities in the State of Piauí, Northeastern... -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Brazilian Endemic Cacti and Their Potential as an Alternative to Commercial Hydrocolloids -- Introduction -- Cactaceae -- Opuntia fícus-indica L. -- Pilosocereus pachycladus -- Pilosocereus gounellei -- Cereus jamacaru DC -- Cladodes -- Mucilages -- Mucilage Applications -- Final Considerations -- References |
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Cactus Snacks and Cookies: Unconventional Food Plants in Baking Processes -- Introduction -- Unconventional Food Plants (UFPs) -- Cactaceae Family -- Facheiro -- Forage Palm -- Application: Snacks -- Final Considerations -- References -- Ethnobotanical Uses and Anatomical Structure of Medicinal Plants of the Caatinga -- Introduction -- Medicinal Use of Caatinga Plants -- Most Used Plant Parts and Forms of Use -- Local Medicinal Uses of Caatinga Species: Most Representative Families and Genera -- Morphoanatomical and Histochemical Traits and Taxonomic Identification |
| Summary |
Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of plant markets, have greatly influenced how plant resources are managed nowadays. While ethnobotanical studies are now available from many regions of the world, no comprehensive encyclopedic series focusing on the worlds mountain regions is available in the market. Scholars in plant sciences worldwide will be interested in this website and its dynamic content. The field (and thus the market) of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology has grown considerably in recent years. Student interest is on the rise, attendance at professional conferences has grown steadily, and the n umber of professionals calling themselves ethnobotanists has increased significantly (the various societies (Society for Economic Botany, International Society of Ethnopharmacology, Society of Ethnobiology, International Society for Ethnobiology, and many regional and national societies in the field currently have thousands of members). Growth has been most robust in BRIC countries. The objective of this new MRW on Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions is to take advantage of the increasing international interest and scholarship in the field of mountain research. We anticipate including the best and latest research on a full range of descriptive, methodological, theoretical, and applied research on the most important plants for each region. Each contribution will be scientifically rigorous and contribute to the overall field of study |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 13, 2023) |
| Subject |
Ethnobotany -- Brazil
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Mountain plants -- Ecology
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Ethnobotany.
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Mountain plants -- Ecology.
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Brazil.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Farias Paiva de Lucena, Reinaldo, editor
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Dias da Cruz, Denise, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030872519 |
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3030872513 |
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