LEADER 04500nam 22008055 450 001 9910484366203321 005 20240208142223.0 010 $a3-030-55494-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-55494-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011807134 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6531711 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6531711 035 $a(OCoLC)1247664361 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-55494-1 035 $a(PPN)254722172 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011807134 100 $a20210326d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEthnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia /$fedited by Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Rainer W. Bussmann 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 439 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aEthnobiology,$x2365-7561 311 $a3-030-55493-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- Afghanistan -- Azerbaijan -- Bangladesh -- Bhutan -- Brunei Darussalam -- Cambodia -- China -- Cyprus -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel -- Japan -- Jordan -- Korean -- Kyrgyzstan -- Laos -- Lebanon -- Malaysia -- Mauritius -- Myanmar. -Nepal -- Pakistan -- Palestine -- Philippines -- Russia -- Saudi Arabia -- Singapore -- South Korea -- Sri Lanka -- Taiwan -- Tajikistan -- Thailand -- Turkey -- Uzbekistan -- Vietnam -- Index. 330 $aNatural resources and associated biological diversity provide the basis of livelihood for human population, particularly in the rural areas and mountain regions across the globe. Asia is home to the world's highest mountain regions including the Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindukush. These regions are renowned around the globe because of their unique beauty, climate, and biocultural diversity. Because of geoclimatic conditions, the mountains of Asia are medicinal and food plant diversity hot spots. The indigenous communities residing in the valleys of these mountains have their own culture and traditions, and have a long history of interaction with the surrounding plant diversity. Local inhabitants of these mountains areas possess significant traditional knowledge of plant species used as food, medicine, and for cultural purposes. So far, many workers have reported traditional uses of plant species from different regions of Asia including some mountain areas; however, there is not one inclusive document on the ethnobotany of mountains in Asia. This book provides a comprehensive overview on ethno-ecological knowledge and cross cultural variation in the application of plant species among various communities residing in the mountains of Asia; cross cultural variation in traditional uses of plant species by the mountain communities; high value medicinal and food plant species; and threats and conservation status of plant species and traditional knowledge. This book should be useful to researchers of biodiversity and conservation, ethnobiologists, ethnoecologists, naturalists, phytochemists, pharmacists, policy makers, and all who have a devotion to nature. 410 0$aEthnobiology,$x2365-7561 606 $aPlants$xEvolution 606 $aPlants$xDevelopment 606 $aPlant ecology 606 $aPlant biotechnology 606 $aPlant diseases 606 $aPlant Evolution 606 $aPlant Development 606 $aPlant Ecology 606 $aPlant Biotechnology 606 $aPlant Pathology 606 $aEtnobiologia$2thub 606 $aEtnobotānica$2thub 606 $aMuntanyes$2thub 607 $aĀsia$2thub 608 $aLlibres electrōnics$2thub 615 0$aPlants$xEvolution. 615 0$aPlants$xDevelopment. 615 0$aPlant ecology. 615 0$aPlant biotechnology. 615 0$aPlant diseases. 615 14$aPlant Evolution. 615 24$aPlant Development. 615 24$aPlant Ecology. 615 24$aPlant Biotechnology. 615 24$aPlant Pathology. 615 7$aEtnobiologia 615 7$aEtnobotānica. 615 7$aMuntanyes 676 $a306.461095 702 $aBussmann$b Rainer 702 $aAbbasi$b Arshad Mehmood 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484366203321 996 $aEthnobiology of mountain communities in Asia$92804510 997 $aUNINA