Overview
- First short yet comprehensive book on ethnobotany for beginners
- Provides a quick and easy-to-read discussion of the advances in ethnobotany
- Ideal for anyone wanting to understand the most basic concepts of ethnobotany
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science (BRIEFSPLANT)
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About this book
Designed for new scholars, this book features a quick and easy-to-read discussion of ethnobotany along with its major developments. The language is clear and concise, objective and straightforward, and structured to lead the reader from the beginning of this science to the most recent developments. While there are some books on ethnobotany, mainly dealing with methods, this book covers the topic in an introductory and comprehensive text that prepares the reader for more advanced study of ethnobotany.
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“It is an excellent review of current trends in ethnobotany as well as a summary of theory and praxis. … This is a very helpful, authoritative, and above all, a thought-provoking contribution valuable to researchers and especially students beginning ethnobotanical research.” (Lytton John Musselman, Economic Botany, Vol. 71 (04), 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Departamento de Biologia
Recife, Pernambuco
Brazil
Marcelo Alves Ramos
Universidade de Pernambuco
Recife, Pernambuco
Brazil
Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior
Universidade de Pernambuco
Petrolina, Pernambuco
Brazil
Patricia Muniz Medeiros
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Maceió, Alagoas
Brazil
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Departamento de Biologia
Recife, Pernambuco
Brazil
Marcelo Alves Ramos
Universidade de Pernambuco
Recife, Pernambuco
Brazil
Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior
Universidade de Pernambuco
Petrolina, Pernambuco
Brazil
Patricia Muniz Medeiros
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Maceió, Alagoas
Brazil
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethnobotany for Beginners
Authors: Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52872-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52871-7Published: 21 February 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52872-4Published: 14 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2192-1229
Series E-ISSN: 2192-1210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 71
Number of Illustrations: 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Ecology, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Physiology, Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology