Ethnobotany of Mexico Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoameri
This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and different research approaches and techniques of studies on the interactions between humans and plants in an important area of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica. Le
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Rafael Lira Alejandro Casas José Blancas Editors
Ethnobotany of Mexico Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica
Ethnobiology
Series Editors Robert Voeks John Richard Stepp
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11551
Rafael Lira • Alejandro Casas • José Blancas Editors
Ethnobotany of Mexico Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica
Editors Rafael Lira Unidad de Biotecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Tlanepantla, Estado de Mexico Mexico
Alejandro Casas Instituto de Ivestigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Morelia, Michoacán Mexico
José Blancas Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos México
ISSN 2365-7553 ISSN 2365-7561 (electronic) Ethnobiology ISBN 978-1-4614-6668-0 ISBN 978-1-4614-6669-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6669-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016935403 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Ethnobotany is a multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary research field concerned with the study of interactions between people and plants throughout time and different cultural and ecological contexts. Such apparently simple concept involves a number of questions related with complex processes that require a broad spectrum of methods to be understood. Also, the solution of questions and hypotheses of such processes demands the participation of scientists and specialists in biology, agronomy, and anthropology, among other disciplines, and, particularly importantly, local people sharing their knowledge. Ethnobotany may be a science documenting what people know and do, but also it may be part of an interacting dialogue contributing to
