TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stepp,John Richard
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Ethnoecology and Medicinal Plants of the Highland Maya
T2  - Ethnobiology,
SN  - 9783319693156
AV  - QH75-77 
U1  - 577 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Conservation biology
KW  - Ecology 
KW  - Community ecology, Biotic
KW  - Plant systematics
KW  - Plant taxonomy
KW  - Plant breeding
KW  - Plant anatomy
KW  - Plant development
KW  - Conservation Biology/Ecology
KW  - Community & Population Ecology
KW  - Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
KW  - Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
KW  - Plant Anatomy/Development
N1  - Acceso multiusuario; Preface -- Introduction -- Identifying medicinal plants used -- The role of environmental variation on use and selection -- Identifying preferred habitats -- Importance of human modified environments for medicinal plants -- Human ecology and biochemical ecology -- Implications for conservation, health, and the environment -- Index
N2  - 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
UR  - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69315-6
ER  -