The single comprehensive treatment of the field, from the leading members of the Society of Ethnobiology The field of ethnobiology the study of relationships between particular ethnic groups and their native plants and animals has grown very rapidly in recent years, spawning numerous subfields. Ethnobiological research has produced a wide range of medicines, natural products, and new crops, as well as striking insights into human cognition, language, and environmental management behavior from prehistory to the present. This is the single authoritative source on ethnobiology, covering all aspects of the field as it is currently defined. Featuring contributions from experienced scholars and sanctioned by the Society of Ethnobiology, this concise, readable volume provides extensive coverage of ethical issues and practices as well as archaeological, ethnological, and linguistic approaches. Emphasizing basic principles and methodology, this unique textbook offers a balanced treatment of all the major subfields within ethnobiology, allowing students to begin guided research in any related area from archaeoethnozoology to ethnomycology to agroecology. Each chapter includes a basic introduction to each topic, is written by a leading specialist in the specific area addressed, and comes with a full bibliography citing major works in the area. All chapters cover recent research, and many are new in approach; most chapters present unpublished or very recently published new research. Featured are clear, distinctive treatments of areas such as ethnozoology, linguistic ethnobiology, traditional education, ethnoecology, and indigenous perspectives. Methodology and ethical action are also covered up to current practice. Ethnobiology is a specialized textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students; it is suitable for advanced-level ethnobotany, ethnobiology, cultural and political ecology, and archaeologically related courses. Research institutes will also find this work valuable, as will any reader with an interest in ethnobiological fields.

The single comprehensive treatment of the field, from the leadingmembers of the Society of EthnobiologyThe field of ethnobiology--the study of relationshipsbetween particular ethnic groups and their native plants andanimals--has grown very rapidly in recent years, spawningnumerous subfields. Ethnobiological research has produced a widerange of medicines, natural products, and new crops, as well asstriking insights into human cognition, language, and environmentalmanagement behavior from prehistory to the present.This is the single authoritative source on ethnobiologycovering all aspects of the field as it is currently defined.Featuring contributions from experienced scholars and sanctioned bythe Society of Ethnobiology, this concise, readable volume providesextensive coverage of ethical issues and practices as well asarchaeological, ethnological, and linguistic approaches.Emphasizing basic principles and methodology, this uniquetextbook offers a balanced treatment of all the major subfieldswithin ethnobiology, allowing students to begin guided research inany related area--from archaeoethnozoology to ethnomycology toagroecology. Each chapter includes a basic introduction to eachtopic, is written by a leading specialist in the specific areaaddressed, and comes with a full bibliography citing major works inthe area. All chapters cover recent research, and many are new inapproach; most chapters present unpublished or very recentlypublished new research. Featured are clear, distinctive treatmentsof areas such as ethnozoology, linguistic ethnobiology, traditionaleducation, ethnoecology, and indigenous perspectives. Methodologyand ethical action are also covered up to current practice.Ethnobiology is a specialized textbook for advancedundergraduates and graduate students; it is suitable foradvanced-level ethnobotany, ethnobiology, cultural and politicalecology, and archaeologically related courses. Research instituteswill also find this work valuable, as will any reader with aninterest in ethnobiological fields.

List of Contributors viiAcknowledgments ix1. Ethnobiology: Overview of a Growing Field 12. History of Ethnobiology 153. Ethics in Ethnobiology: History, International Law and Policy, and Contemporary Issues 274. From Researcher to Partner: Ethical Challenges and Issues Facing the Ethnobiological Researcher 515. The World According to Is'a: Combining Empiricism and Spiritual Understanding in Indigenous Ways of Knowing 656. Ethnozoology 837. Ethnobiology, Historical Ecology, the Archaeofaunal Record, and Interpreting Human Landscapes 978. Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied Paleozoological Perspective 1159. Ethnobotany: The Study of People-Plant Relationships 13310. Reconstructing Past Life-Ways with Plants I: Subsistence and Other Daily Needs 14911. Reconstructing Past Life-Ways with Plants II: Human- Environment and Human- Human Interactions 17312. History and Current Trends of Ethnobiological Research in Europe 18913. Ethnomycology: Fungi and Mushrooms in Cultural Entanglements 21314. Ethnoecological Approaches to Integrating Theory and Method in Ethnomedical Research 23115. Assessments of Indigenous Peoples' Traditional Food and Nutrition Systems 24916. Ethnoecology and Landscapes 26717. Traditional Resource and Environmental Management 28518. Ethnobiology and Agroecology 30519. Linguistic Ethnobiology 31920. Cognitive Studies in Ethnobiology: What Can We Learn About the Mind as Well as Human Environmental Interaction? 33521. The Symbolic Uses of Plants 35122. Learning Ethnobiology: Creating Knowledge and Skills about the Living World 371Index 389