Ethnoecology of the interchange of wild and weedy plants and mushrooms in Phurépecha markets of Mexico: economic motives of biotic resources management

Ethnoecology of the interchange of wild and weedy plants and mushrooms in Phurépecha markets of Mexico: economic motives of biotic resources management

Abstract Background Interactions between societies and nature are regulated by complex systems of beliefs, symbolism, customs, and worldviews (kosmos), ecological knowledge (corpus), and management strategies and practices (praxis), which are constructed as product of experiences and communication o...

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Main Authors: Berenice Farfán-Heredia, Alejandro Casas, Ana I. Moreno-Calles, Eduardo García-Frapolli, Aída Castilleja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Ethnoecology
Traditional markets
Non-crop resources
Interchange
Barter
Phurépecha culture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0205-z

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