Principles Of Tzeltal Plant Classification

Author : Brent Berlin,Dennis E. Breedlove,Peter H. Raven
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483220987

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Principles of Tzeltal Plant Classification by Brent Berlin,Dennis E. Breedlove,Peter H. Raven Pdf

Principles of Tzeltal Plant Classification: An Introduction to the Botanical Ethnography of a Mayan-Speaking People of Highland Chiapas covers the underlying classificatory principles used by the Tzeltal to order the vast array of organisms of the plant world. The book describes the setting of the research, both from a botanical and ethnographic view; the general outline of Tzeltal plant classification and nomenclature; and the methods used to collect data. The text also discusses the rich ethnolinguistic terminology used by the Tzeltal in describing and discussing the structure of plants, referred to as ethnophytography; and the cultural significance of plants to the Tzeltal in agriculture, food types, house building, and other areas of material culture where plants and plant products are of major importance. The individual description of all known Tzeltal plant classes is also encompassed in detail. Botanists and ethnobotanists will find the book invaluable.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:912720774

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Principles of Tzeltal Plant Classification by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tod F. Stuessy
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231518642

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Plant Taxonomy by Tod F. Stuessy Pdf

The field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years, especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data. The second edition of this popular resource reflects these far-reaching and dramatic developments with more than 3,000 new references and many new figures. Synthesizing current research and trends, Plant Taxonomy now provides the most up-to-date overview in relation to monographic, biodiversity, and evolutionary studies, and continues to be an essential resource for students and scholars. This text is divided into two parts: Part 1 explains the principles of taxonomy, including the importance of systematics, characters, concepts of categories, and different approaches to biological classification. Part 2 outlines the different types of data used in plant taxonomic studies with suggestions on their efficacy and modes of presentation and evaluation. This section also lists the equipment and financial resources required for gathering each type of data. References throughout the book illuminate the historical development of taxonomic terminology and philosophy while citations offer further study. Plant Taxonomy is also a personal story of what it means to be a practicing taxonomist and to view these activities within a meaningful conceptual framework. Tod F. Stuessy recalls the progression of his own work and shares his belief that the most creative taxonomy is done by those who have a strong conceptual grasp of their own research.

Author : Alejandro Casas,José Juan Blancas Vázquez
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1581 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030993573

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico by Alejandro Casas,José Juan Blancas Vázquez Pdf

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 number 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.

Author : Douglas L. Medin,Scott Atran
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 026263192X

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Folkbiology by Douglas L. Medin,Scott Atran Pdf

The term "folkbiology" refers to people's everyday understanding of the biological world—how they perceive, categorize, and reason about living kinds. The study of folkbiology not only sheds light on human nature, it may ultimately help us make the transition to a global economy without irreparably damaging the environment or destroying local cultures. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together the work of researchers in anthropology, cognitive and developmental psychology, biology, and philosophy of science. The issues covered include: Are folk taxonomies a first-order approximation to classical scientific taxonomies, or are they driven more directly by utilitarian concerns? How are these category schemes linked to reasoning about natural kinds? Is there any nontrivial sense in which folk-taxonomic structures are universal? What impact does science have on folk taxonomy? Together, the chapters present the current foundations of folkbiology and indicate new directions in research. Contributors Scott Atran, Terry Kit-fong Au, Brent Berlin, K. David Bishop, John D. Coley, Jared Diamond, John Dupré, Roy Ellen, Susan A. Gelman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Grant Gutheil, Giyoo Hatano, Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, David L. Hull, Eugene Hunn, Kayoko Inagaki, Frank C. Keil, Daniel T. Levin, Elizabeth Lynch, Douglas L. Medin, Julia Beth Proffitt, Bethany A. Richman, Laura F. Romo, Sandra R. Waxman

Author : Robert C. Hunt
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0759110808

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Beyond Relativism by Robert C. Hunt Pdf

This important book tackles the problem of comparing phenomena- social roles, forms of activities, institutions- across cultures.

Author : Bas Aarts,David Denison,Evelien Keizer,Gergana Popova
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191532283

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Fuzzy Grammar by Bas Aarts,David Denison,Evelien Keizer,Gergana Popova Pdf

This book brings together classic and recent papers in the philosophical and linguistic analysis of fuzzy grammar, gradience in meaning, word classes, and syntax. Issues such as how many grains make a heap, when a puddle becomes a pond, and so forth, have occupied thinkers since Aristotle and over the last two decades been the subject of increasing interest among linguists as well as in fields such as artificial intelligence and computational linguistics. The work is designed to be of use to students in all these fields. It has a substantial introduction, is divided into thematic parts, contains annotated sections of further reading, and is fully indexed.

Author : Subramayam Vemulpad,Joanne Jamie
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781482243598

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Recent Advances in Plant-Based, Traditional, and Natural Medicines by Subramayam Vemulpad,Joanne Jamie Pdf

The purpose of this book is to discuss several medicinal plants to find wider application in the domain of medicinal, clinical, and pharmaceutical treatment. Recent Advances in Plant-Based, Traditional, and Natural Medicines serves as a useful source of ideas and an inspiration for further cell and molecular biology research toward developing drugs and treatments from these traditional and plant-based remedies. The book covers a variety of topics and: • Considers the current state of research of traditional and plant-based medicines • Covers the current status of ethnomedicine and medicinal plant discovery • Presents the clinical applications of traditional and plant-based medicines

Author : John Richard Stepp
Publisher : Springer
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319693156

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Ethnoecology and Medicinal Plants of the Highland Maya by John Richard Stepp Pdf

Plants play a central role in human existence. Medicinal plants, in particular, have allowed for the continued survival of the human species. This book, based on over a decade of research in Southern Mexico with the Highland Maya, explores the relationship between medicinal plants, traditional ecological knowledge and the environment. The biodiversity of the region remains among the highest in the world, comprising more than 9000 plant species. Over 1600 employed for medicinal uses and knowledge for approximately 600 species is widespread. Medicinal plants play an overwhelmingly primary role in the daily health care of the Highland Maya. Three principal objectives are addressed: 1) identifying which medicinal plants are used; 2) determining the role of environmental variation on use and selection of medicinal plants; and 3) identifying which habitats are preferred for medicinal plant procurement. Findings demonstrate the overwhelming importance of human modified environments for medicinal plants. Explanations are presented from human ecology and biochemical ecology. Implications for conservation, health and the environment are discussed.

Author : Glauco Sanga,Gherardo Ortalli
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1571818235

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Nature Knowledge by Glauco Sanga,Gherardo Ortalli Pdf

Numerous scholars, in particular anthropologists, historians, economists, linguists, and biologists, have, over the last few years, studied forms of knowledge and use of nature, and of the ways nature can be protected and conserved. Some of the most prominent scholars have come together in this volume to reflect on what has been achieved so far, to compare the work carried out in the past, to discuss the problems that have emerged from different research projects, and to map out the way forward.

Author : Tanja Pommerening,Walter Bisang
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110537277

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Classification from Antiquity to Modern Times by Tanja Pommerening,Walter Bisang Pdf

The volume presents phenomena of classification and categorisation in ancient and modern cultures and provides an overview of how cultural practices and cognitive systems interact when individuals or larger groups conceptually organize their world. Scientists of antiquity studies, anthropologists, linguists etc. will find methods to reconstruct early concepts of men and nature from a synchronic and diachronic comparative perspective.

Author : Gary J. Martin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781461524960

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Ethnobotany by Gary J. Martin Pdf

Ethnoecology has blossomed in recent years into an important science because of the realization that the vast body of knowledge contained in both indigenous and folk cultures is being rapidly lost as natural ecosystems and cultures are being destroyed by the encroachment of development. Ethnobotany and ethnozoology both began largely with direct observations about the ways in which people used plants and animals and consisted mainly of the compilation of lists. Recently, these subjects have adopted a much more scientific and quantitative methodology and have studied the ways in which people manage their environment and, as a consequence, have used a much more ecological approach. This manual of ethnobotanical methodology will become an essential tool for all ethnobiologists and ethnoecologists. It fills a significant gap in the literature and I only wish it had been available some years previously so that I could have given it to many of my students. I shall certainly recommend it to any future students who are interested in ethnoecology. I particularly like the sympathetic approach to local peoples which pervades this book. It is one which encourages the ethnobotanical work by both the local people themselves and by academically trained researchers. A study of this book will avoid many of the arrogant approaches of the past and encourage a fair deal for any group which is being studied. This manual promotes both the involvement oflocal people and the return to them of knowledge which has been studied by outsiders.

Author : Paul E. Minnis
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0806131802

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Ethnobotany by Paul E. Minnis Pdf

This reader in ethnobotany includes fourteen chapters organized in four parts. Paul Minnis provides a general introduction; the authors of the section introductions are Catherine S. Foeler (ethnoecology), Cecil H. Brown (folk classification), Timothy Jones (foods and medicines), and Richard I. Ford (agriculture). Ethnobotany: A Reader is intended for use as a textbook in upper division undergraduate and graduate courses in economic botany, ethnobotany, and human ecology. The book brings together for the first time previously published journal articles that provide diverse perspectives on a wide variety of topics in ethnobotany. Contributors include: Janis B. Alcorn, M. Kat Anderson, Stephen B. Brush, Robert A. Bye, George F. Estabrook, David H. French, Eugene S. Hunn, Charles F. Hutchinson, Eric Mellink, Paul E. Minnis, Brian Morris, Gary P. Nabhan, Amadeo M. Rea, Karen L. Reichhardt, Jan Timbrook, Nancy J. Turner, and Robert A. Voeks.

Author : Stephen O. Murray
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027274199

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American Sociolinguistics by Stephen O. Murray Pdf

This is a revised version of Theory Groups and the Study of Language in North America (1994), the post-World-War-II history of the emergence of sociolinguistics in North America that was described in Language in Society as “a heady combination of detailed scholarship, mordant wit, and sustained narrative designed to persuade even the skeptical reader that these myriad, often simultaneously emergent, ways of thinking about language are indeed interrelated. . . . This is an outspoken, engaging, rollicking, occasionally aggravating adventure in the history of these sciences as related to their practice. . . not to be missed by anyone who cares about the intellectual underpinnings of the study of language in society,” in Language as providing “the closest approximation” to how sociolinguists came together and developed the field, and in Lingua as providing “the most comprehensive overviews of the various and varied approaches to [American] linguistic research.” American Sociolinguistics examines both theory groups (such as the ethnography of speaking and ethnoscience), and sociolinguistic scholars (such as William Labov, Einar Haugen, and Erving Goffman) whose widely-known and often-emulated work was not pursued by organized groups.

Author : David B. Kronenfeld,Giovanni Bennardo,Victor C. de Munck,Michael D. Fischer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119111658

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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology by David B. Kronenfeld,Giovanni Bennardo,Victor C. de Munck,Michael D. Fischer Pdf

A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars. Demonstrates the importance of cognitive anthropology as an early constituent of the cognitive sciences Examines how culturally shared and complex cognitive systems work, how they are structured, how they differ from one culture to another, how they are learned and passed on Explains how cultural (or collective) vs. individual knowledge distinguishes cognitive anthropology from cognitive psychology Examines recent theories and methods for studying cognition in real-world scenarios Contains twenty-nine key essays by leading names in the field