Overview
- The first comprehensive book of ethnobiological methods in English
- Includes methods of both natural and social sciences
- A practical and simple guide in ethnobiology research methods and techniques in a single book?
Part of the book series: Springer Protocols Handbooks (SPH)
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Table of contents (28 protocols)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Humans represent just one of many species that constitute the planet's biodiversity. Nevertheless, as the dominant species, humans have been the primary agent of the transformation of natural spaces. Therefore, the study of human interactions, biodiversity, and the environment that surrounds them is a basic tool for understanding the factors that bind human societies to natural resources. Within this context, ethnobiology is a promising discipline that can play a key role as a mediator of dialogue between different academic disciplines and traditional knowledge, a union essential in enabling contextualized and sustainable alternatives to exploitative practices and biodiversity management.
Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology introduces the basic techniques and methods traditionally used in ethnobiology and ethnoecology. Comprised of 28 chapters, the book covers the different qualitative and quantitative aspects of ethnobiology research methods, as well as methods from natural and social sciences that will be useful to both beginners and senior researchers. Written by internationally renowned experts in the fields, Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology is a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in ethnobiology.
Reviews
“This new book is another publication in our discipline reviewing and suggesting methods and procedures for data collection and techniques for data analyses, among other issues. … The book combines chapters that will be of more interest for natural science researchers with others that will be more useful for social science researchers.” (Manuel J. Macía, Economic Botany, Vol. 70 (2), 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, PhD
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Área de Botânica, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Etnobotânica Aplicada, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da Cunha, PhD
Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Departmento de Ciências Biológicas, Recife, Brazil
Reinaldo Farias Paiva Lucena, PhD
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Fitotecnia e Ciências Ambientais, Setor de Ecologia e Biodiversidade, Laboratório de Etnoecologia, Areia, Paraíba, Brazil
Rômulo Romeu Nobrega Alves, PhD
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Departamento de Biologia, Grupo, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology
Editors: Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da Cunha, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena, Rômulo Romeu Nobrega Alves
Series Title: Springer Protocols Handbooks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8636-7
Publisher: Humana New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8635-0Published: 19 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5452-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8636-7Published: 19 November 2013
Series ISSN: 1949-2448
Series E-ISSN: 1949-2456
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 480
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences