Introduction to Ethnobiology

1.What Is Ethnobiology2.History Ethnobiology3.Ethnobiology Or Ethnoecology4.Historical Ethnobiology5.Paleoethnobiology6.Urban Ethnobiology7.Diaspora Ethnobiology8.Ethnophycology9.Gastronomic Ethnobiology10.Ethnoprimatology11.Ethnobiology Of Change12.Political Ecology13.Ethnobiology, Ethics And Traditional Knowledge Protection14.What Is Environmental Perception15.Biota Perception And Use16.Biological Bases For Human Perception17.Risk Perception18.How And Why Should People Classify Natural Resources19.Alternative Views Of Folk Classification20.Fungi21.Food Plants22.Medicinal Plants23.Tonic Plants24.Magic Plants25.Ornamental Plants26.Timber Resources27.Animal Resources28.Plant And Landscape Local Management29.Indigenous Use Of Tropical Biodiversity And Ecosystem Domestication30.Extractivism Of Plant Resources31.Plant Domestication32.Domestication Of Animals33.Ethnobiology And Biodiversity Conservation34.Local Or Traditional Knowledge Transmission And Natural Resource Use35.Gender And Age36.Ethnicity, Income And Education37.Urbanization, Modernization And Nature Knowledge38.How Does Social Status Relate To Traditional Ecological Knowledge?39.Plant Knowledge And Use In The Context Of Migration40.Cultural Comparisons In Ethnobiological Research

Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Romulo Romeu da Nobrega Alves, State University of Paraiba (UEPB), Brazil

"This valuable introduction to ethnobiology consists of 40 brief articles on various topics, all authored by leading experts from around the world. ... The work also contains a thorough dictionary of major field terms. Overall, this title is essential reading for newcomers to ethnobiology and is valuable for individuals interested in the worldwide comparisons of human-plant and human-animal interactions. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners." (E. N. Anderson, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)