Ethnobotany, the study of the classification, use and management of plants by people, draws on a range of disciplines, including natural and social sciences, to show how conservation of plants and of local knowledge about them can be achieved. Ethnobotany is critical to the growing importance of developing new crops and products such as drugs from traditional plants. This book is the basic introduction to the field, showing how botany, anthropology, ecology, economics and linguistics are all employed in the techniques and methods involved. It explains data collection and hypothesis testing and provides practical ideas on fieldwork ethics and the application of results to conservation and community development. Case studies illustrate the explanations, demonstrating the importance of collaboration in achieving results. Published with WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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I caught a glimpse of the table of contents, and it looks wonderful - Society for Economic Botany Newsletter; ...provides a detailed overview of this emerging discipline. Aimed primarily at researchers who are beginning field studies, it gives clear descriptions of the skills and methods most commonly employed by ethnobotanists. It will also be of interest to experienced field workers who wish to review new concepts and techniques drawn from botany, anthropology, economics, ethnopharmacology and other disciplines.. - Krypto News; However, in keeping the text firmly focused on the discussion of field techniques and rooted in a project base, with the use of real examples, Martin succeeds in providing some valuable information about research tools. I greatly appreciated the final section which offered ethical guidelines for conducting ethnobotanical studies with local people, communities and indigenous organisations. - International Journal of Environmental Studies; Nominated for the 1996 Society for Economic Botany Newsletter Outstanding Book Award
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Gary Martin is Director of the Global Diversity Foundation and a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Anthropology Department at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
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This book is one of the very few that is perfect for teaching a college level ethnobotany field methods class. It covers the how-tos of data collection, hypothesis testing, plant identification and collection for both general purposes and for phytochemical analysis. The book also includes sections on anthropological, ecological, economic, linguistic, conservation, and community development skills and knowledge necessary to going into the field to do ethnobotanical research.Class curriculum can be easily organized around the information provided in Martin's book. The only drawback to this book is the fact that it sold out very quickly in its first edition and the first reprint, both in 1995, so at the moment its back ordered waiting on the next reprinting.
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I think this is one of the best books in ethnobotany, a must have one. The methods are clearly presented and easy to follow.
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Excellent book, great bridge in the gap in the relevant literature. If you are a budding botanist, it is a must read, very comprehensive and a must-have in order to gather information and follow the scientific method
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When designing an ethnobotanical project, it is important to define what you wish to achieve and then to select the approach which best suits your interests, budget and schedule. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lingots blancs, lentilles blondes, ethnopharmacological method, ethnobotanical inventory, pois cassés, many ethnobotanists, correspondence between folk, haricots rouges, ethnobotanical collections, pois chiches, ethnobotanical data, plant dryer, ethnobotanical studies, scientific species, folk generics, phytochemical analysis, ethnobotanical research, rain forest products, local ecological knowledge, ethnobotanical information, traditional agriculturalists, cultural promoters, botanical categories, minor forest products, voucher specimens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Kinabalu Park, Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Kinabalu Ethnobotany Project, Latin America, Oliver Phillips, Tony Cunningham, Brent Berlin, Peruvian Amazon, Central America, John Hilton, Phillip Hodges, Gary Nabhan, José Rivera Reyes, Mary Jacobs, Michael Balick, Puerto Rico, Claude Levi-Strauss, Conservation International, North America, Ricardo López Luna, Southwest Bengal, Timothy Johns, West Midnapore District, Alejandro de Avila New!
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When designing an ethnobotanical project, it is important to define what you wish to achieve and then to select the approach which best suits your interests, budget and schedule. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lingots blancs, lentilles blondes, ethnopharmacological method, ethnobotanical inventory, pois cassés, many ethnobotanists, correspondence between folk, haricots rouges, ethnobotanical collections, pois chiches, ethnobotanical data, plant dryer, ethnobotanical studies, scientific species, folk generics, phytochemical analysis, ethnobotanical research, rain forest products, local ecological knowledge, ethnobotanical information, traditional agriculturalists, cultural promoters, botanical categories, minor forest products, voucher specimens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Kinabalu Park, Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Kinabalu Ethnobotany Project, Latin America, Oliver Phillips, Tony Cunningham, Brent Berlin, Peruvian Amazon, Central America, John Hilton, Phillip Hodges, Gary Nabhan, José Rivera Reyes, Mary Jacobs, Michael Balick, Puerto Rico, Claude Levi-Strauss, Conservation International, North America, Ricardo López Luna, Southwest Bengal, Timothy Johns, West Midnapore District, Alejandro de Avila New!
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- The Savage Mind (Nature of Human Society) by Claude Lévi-Strauss on page 107, and Back Matter
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- Tapping the Green Market by Patricia Shanley in Front Matter
- People & Plants Cons Ser 10 vols: Uncovering the Hidden Harvest: Valuation Methods for Woodland and Forest Resources (People and Plants International Conservation) (Volume 3) by Martin K. Luckert in Front Matter
- Local Science Vs. Global Science: Approaches to Indigenous Knowledge in International Development (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology) by Paul Sillitoe on page 71
- Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide by Regina Scheyvens in Back Matter
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