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Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology By Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology by Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque


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Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology introduces the basic techniques and methods traditionally used in ethnobiology and ethnoecology.

Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Summary

Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology by Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

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.

Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology 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. Macia, Economic Botany, Vol. 70 (2), 2016)

About Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, PhD
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Area de Botanica, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratorio de Etnobotanica Aplicada, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da Cunha, PhD
Universidade Catolica de Pernambuco, Departmento de Ciencias Biologicas, Recife, Brazil

Reinaldo Farias Paiva Lucena, PhD
Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Departamento de Fitotecnia e Ciencias Ambientais, Setor de Ecologia e Biodiversidade, Laboratorio de Etnoecologia, Areia, Paraiba, Brazil

Romulo Romeu Nobrega Alves, PhD
Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Departamento de Biologia, Grupo, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Table of Contents

1. Selection of Research Participants
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena, Ernani Machado de Freitas Lins Neto

2. Methods and Techniques Used to Collect Ethnobiological Data
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Reinaldo Farias de Paiva Lucena, Nelson Leal Alencar

3. Participatory Methods in Ethnobiological and Ethnoecological Research
Shana Sampaio Sieber, Taline Cristina da Silva, Leticia Zenobia de Oliveira Campos, Sofia Zanke, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

4. Oral History in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology
Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros, Taline Cristina da Silva, Rosemary da Silva Sousa, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos Silva

5. Procedures for Documentary Analysis in the Establishment of Ethnobiological Information
Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros

6. Use of Visual Stimuli in Ethnobiological Research
Patricia Muniz de Medeiros, Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena, Francisco Jose Bezerra Souto, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

7. Methods in Research of Environmental Perception
Taline Cristina da Silva, Margarita Paloma Cruz, Thiago Antonio de Sousa Araujo, Maria Luiza Schwarz, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

8. Methods for Data Collection in Medical Ethnobiology
Washington Soares Ferreira Junior, Nelson Leal Alencar, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

9. Introduction to Botanical Taxonomy
Alessandro Rapini

10. Analysis of Vegetation in Ethnobotanical Studies
Elcida de Lima Araujo, Elba Maria Nogueira Ferraz

11. Techniques for Collecting and Processing Plant Material and their Application in Ethnobotany Research
Lucilene Lima dos Santos, Fabio Jose Vieir, Luciana Gomes de Sousa Nascimento, Ana Carolina Oliveira da Silva, Leidiana Lima dos Santos, Gardene Maria de Sousa

12. An Introduction to Zoological Taxonomy and the Collection and Preparation of Zoological Specimens
Kleber Silva Vieira, Washington Luis Silva Vieira, Romulo Romeu Nobrega Alves

13. Sampling in Ethnobotanical Studies of Medicinal Plants
Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Isanete G. C. Bieski, Domingos T. O. Martins

14. Indigenous Populations - Some Peculiarities
Fabio de Oliveira Freitas

15. Participatory Mapping of the Terrestrial Landscape in Brazil: Experiences and Potentialities
Taline Cristina da Silva, Washington Soares Ferreira Junior, Patricia Muniz de Medeiros, Thiago Antonio de Sousa Araujo, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

16. Chemical Tools Applied to Ethnobotanical Studies
Tadeu Jose da Silva Peixoto Sobrinho, Thiago Antonio de Sousa Araujo, Cecilia de Fatima Castelo Branco Rangel de Almeida, Elba Lucia Cavalcanti de Amorim

17. In vitro and in vivo Antibacterial and Antifungal Screening of Natural Plant Products: Prospective Standardization of Basic Methods
Jose Vitor Lima-Filho, Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro

18. Urban Ethnobotany: Theoretical and Methodological Contributions
Julio Alberto Hurrell, Maria Lelia Pochettino

19. The Dynamics of Use of Non-traditional Ethnobiological Products: Some Aspects of Study
Ana Ladio, Soledad Molares

20. Plant Anatomy in Ethnobotanical Research: Micrographic Techniques and Applications
Soledad Molares, Ana Ladio

21. Methods and Techniques for Research on the Supply Chains of Biodiversity Products
Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva, Laura Jane Gomes, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

22. Methods and Techniques Applied to Ethnobotanical Studies of Timber Resources
Marcelo Alves Ramos, Patricia Muniz de Medeiros, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

23. Ethnobiological Research in Public Markets
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Julio Marcelino Monteiro, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Elba Lucia Cavalcanti de Amorim, Romulo Romeu da Nobrega Alves

24. Techniques for Analysis of Quantitative Ethnobiological Data: Use of Indices
Valdeline Atanazio da Silva, Viviany Teixeira do Nascimento, Gustavo
Taboada Soldati, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

25. Ecological Methods in Ethnobotanical and Ethnobiological Research: Using Diversity Measurements and Richness Estimators
Nivaldo Peroni, Helder Farias Pereira Araujo, Natalia Hanazaki

26. Principles of Inferential Statistics Applied to Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Patricia Muniz de Medeiros, Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida

27. Problems and Perspectives in the Publication of Ethnobiological Studies
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Natalia Hanazaki, Joabe Gomes de Melo

28. Returning Ethnobiological Research to the Communities
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Thiago Antonio de Sousa Araujo, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Lucia Regina Rangel de Moraes Valente Fernandes

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NLS9781493954520
9781493954520
1493954520
Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology by Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
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Humana Press Inc.
2016-08-23
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