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Evolutionary Ethnobiology
Ethnobiology is a fascinating science. To understand this vocation it needs to be studied under an evolutionary point of view that is very strong and significant, although this aspect is often poorly approached in the literature. This is the first book to compile and discuss information about evolutionary ethnobiology in English.
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- 978-3-319-19917-7
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- VIII, 204
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Ethnobotany of Mexico Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica
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 conduct…
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- 978-1-4614-6669-7
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- 21 b/w illustrations, 71 illustrations in colour
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Naturalists, Explorers and Field Scientists in South-East Asia and Australasia
"Alfred Russel Wallace- His Predecessors and Successors. Naturalists, Explorers and Field Scientists in South-east Asia and Australasia. An International Conference" will be the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of studies on Alfred Russel Wallace and other natural historians, past and present, as well as contemporary research on South-east…
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- 978-3-319-26159-1
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- XI, 283
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- Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation
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Mycorrhizal Networks
The last 25 years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the mycorrhizal fungi that colonize most of the world’s plants, and the mycorrhizal networks that form and extend into the soil beyond plant roots. In addition to a thorough review of recent research on mycorrhizal networks, this book provides readers with alternative perspectives. The book is organized into three sectio…
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- 978-94-017-7394-2
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- XVIII, 286
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- Ecological Studies
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The Vascular Flora of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise (Central…
This book provides an updated list of the vascular flora of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, incorporating the latest nomenclatural and floristic findings. The list of plants was extrapolated from a geographic database including all data from floristic or vegetational references and herbarium specimens concerning the Park area. This data storage tool was obtained from the d…
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- 978-3-319-09701-5
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The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega A Linguistic Perspective
This book covers the ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of the Solega people of southern India. Solega TEK is shown to be a complex, inter-related network of detailed observations of natural phenomena, well-reasoned and often highly accurate theorizing, as well as a belief system, derived from cultural norms, regarding the relationships between humans and other species on t…
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- 978-3-319-24681-9
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Molecular Physiology and Ecophysiology of Sulfur
This proceedings volume contains a selection of invited and contributed papers of the 9th International Workshop on Sulfur Metabolism in Plants, which was hosted by Heinz Rennenberg, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg and was held at Schloss Reinach, Freiburg-Munzigen, Germany from April 14-17, 2014. The focus of this workshop was on molecular physiology and ecophysiology of sulfur in plants an…
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- 978-3-319-20136-8
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- XIII, 265
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- Proceedings of the International Plant Sulfur Workshop
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The Subtropical Vegetation of Southwestern China Plant Distribution, Diversi…
This book provides a wealth of high-quality scientific information on the patterns and processes of vegetation change across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, concentrating on Southwestern China, mostly on the Yunnan region, and extending to the Yangtze River valley near the boundaries separating Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou.
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- 978-94-017-9741-2
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