TY - BOOK ID - 85788873 TI - Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia AU - Bussmann, Rainer AU - Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood PY - 2021 SN - 3030554945 3030554937 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Traditional medicine KW - Ethnobiology KW - Ethnobotany KW - Indigenous peoples KW - Plants KW - Human-plant relationships KW - Folk biology KW - Folkbiology KW - Traditional biology KW - Biology, Economic KW - Ethnoscience KW - Ethnic medicine KW - Ethnomedicine KW - Folk medicine KW - Home cures KW - Home medicine KW - Home remedies KW - Indigenous medicine KW - Medical folklore KW - Medicine, Primitive KW - Primitive medicine KW - Surgery, Primitive KW - Alternative medicine KW - Folklore KW - Medical anthropology KW - Ethnopharmacology KW - Etnobiologia KW - Etnobotànica KW - Muntanyes KW - Àsia KW - Àrees de muntanya KW - Orografia KW - Pujols KW - Serralades KW - Serres (Geografia) KW - Turons KW - Zones de muntanya KW - Espais naturals KW - Alpinisme KW - Etnografia botànica KW - Botànica KW - Plantes útils KW - Nomenclatura popular de les plantes KW - Biologia tradicional KW - Etnozoologia KW - Biologia econòmica KW - Estats i territoris KW - Euràsia KW - Àsia central KW - Eufrates (Àsia : Curs d'aigua) KW - Eufrates (Àsia : Vall) KW - Himàlaia (Àsia : Serralada) KW - Jònia (Turquia i Grècia) KW - Orient KW - Tigris (Àsia : Curs d'aigua) KW - Plant ecology. KW - Plant biotechnology. KW - Plant diseases. KW - Plant Evolution. KW - Plant Development. KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Plant Biotechnology. KW - Plant Pathology. KW - Evolution. KW - Development. KW - Botany KW - Communicable diseases in plants KW - Crop diseases KW - Crops KW - Diseases of plants KW - Microbial diseases in plants KW - Pathological botany KW - Pathology, Vegetable KW - Phytopathology KW - Plant pathology KW - Vegetable pathology KW - Agricultural pests KW - Crop losses KW - Diseased plants KW - Phytopathogenic microorganisms KW - Plant pathologists KW - Plant quarantine KW - Crop biotechnology KW - Agricultural biotechnology KW - Floristic ecology KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Ecology KW - Development of plants KW - Plant development KW - Developmental biology KW - Growth (Plants) KW - Plant evolution KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Pathology KW - Diseases and pests KW - Diseases KW - Wounds and injuries KW - Biotechnology KW - Ontogeny KW - Phylogeny UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85788873 AB - Natural resources and associated biological diversity provide the basis of livelihood for human population, particularly in the rural areas and mountain regions across the globe. Asia is home to the world's highest mountain regions including the Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindukush. These regions are renowned around the globe because of their unique beauty, climate, and biocultural diversity. Because of geoclimatic conditions, the mountains of Asia are medicinal and food plant diversity hot spots. The indigenous communities residing in the valleys of these mountains have their own culture and traditions, and have a long history of interaction with the surrounding plant diversity. Local inhabitants of these mountains areas possess significant traditional knowledge of plant species used as food, medicine, and for cultural purposes. So far, many workers have reported traditional uses of plant species from different regions of Asia including some mountain areas; however, there is not one inclusive document on the ethnobotany of mountains in Asia. This book provides a comprehensive overview on ethno-ecological knowledge and cross cultural variation in the application of plant species among various communities residing in the mountains of Asia; cross cultural variation in traditional uses of plant species by the mountain communities; high value medicinal and food plant species; and threats and conservation status of plant species and traditional knowledge. This book should be useful to researchers of biodiversity and conservation, ethnobiologists, ethnoecologists, naturalists, phytochemists, pharmacists, policy makers, and all who have a devotion to nature. ER -