Tracing chronological shifts in farmland demarcation trees in southwestern Japan: implications from species distribution patterns, folk nomenclature, and multiple usage

Tracing chronological shifts in farmland demarcation trees in southwestern Japan: implications from species distribution patterns, folk nomenclature, and multiple usage

Abstract Background Understanding the history of anthropogenic vegetation is often difficult due to the lack of tangible historical evidence. In this study, we examined chronological changes of farmland demarcation trees planted on alluvial plains along the Hijikawa River in southwestern Japan based...

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Tokuoka, Fukuhiro Yamasaki, Kenichiro Kimura, Kiyokazu Hashigoe, Mitsunori Oka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Agricultural heritage
Agrobiodiversity
Cultural landscape
Ethnobiological linguistics
Floristic composition
Vernacular names
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-019-0301-8

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