Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs
This book explores the ethnobiology of corals by examining the various ways in which humans, past and present, have exploited and taken care of coral and coralline habitats. This book will bring the educated general audience closer to corals by expl
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Nemer E. Narchi Lisa L. Price Editors
Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs
Ethnobiology
Series Editors Robert Voeks John Richard Stepp
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Nemer E. Narchi • Lisa L. Price Editors
Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs
Editors Nemer E. Narchi Centro de Estudios en Geografía Humana El Colegio de Michoacán La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico
Lisa L. Price Anthropology, School of Language, Culture, and Society Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, USA
ISSN 2365-7553 ISSN 2365-7561 (electronic) Ethnobiology ISBN 978-3-319-23762-6 ISBN 978-3-319-23763-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23763-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955837 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 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 Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Our story of how this book came into being starts, as any story should, on the Mediterranean coast of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. As every two years a group of friends, excited to see each other and chat science all night, met for the International Congress on Ethnobiology (ICE). That year the people of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), led by our Edmond Dounias, managed to put together one of the most wonderful ICEs of all times. It was delightful… perhaps it was such a success due to Edmond’s drive, enthusiasm, and vision. It is this vision that gave our book the halite of life. During the organizational period, Nemer wrote to Edmond pronouncing his interest in creating a session on marine ethnobiology. The Mediterranean coast of France was the perfect setting to celebrate such a session. Similar interests started to appear; Rutger de Wit and Samuel Cornier pronounced themselves with similar ideas regarding marine ethnobiology. On May 22,
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