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
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0205-z