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Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia

Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia

Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood
Bussmann, Rainer W.

Hardcover

Series: Ethnobiology

Botany & HorticultureEnvironmental StudiesEvolution

ISBN10: 3030554937
ISBN13: 9783030554934
Publisher: Springer
Published: Mar 27 2021
Pages: 439
Weight: 1.79
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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 oneinclusive document on the ethnobotany of mountains in Asia.

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