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ETHNOBIOLOGY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ethnobiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ethnobiology
1, record 1, English, ethnobiology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of the reciprocal relationships between human cultures and the natural world. 1, record 1, English, - ethnobiology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reciprocal relationships here refer to the human perception of the biological environment, which will ultimately influence man's behaviour, while human behaviour in turn influences – or shapes – the biological environment. 1, record 1, English, - ethnobiology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ethnobiology encompasses ethnotaxonomy (study of the classification principles of animals, plants, soils, and ecosystems according to local peoples), ethnomedicine (study of the cultural concepts of health, disease and illness, and of the nature of local healing systems), ethnoecology (study of traditional environmental knowledge and of anthropogenic effects on the environment), ethnoagronomy (study of subsistence economies and resource management), and material culture (study of biological resources used in art and technology). 1, record 1, English, - ethnobiology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"Ethnobiology" has proven a rather difficult term to define since the scope of ethnobiological studies has changed considerably throughout history. 1, record 1, English, - ethnobiology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ethnobiologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ethnobiologie
1, record 1, French, ethnobiologie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] l'ethnobiologie s'intéresse autant aux connaissances botaniques et zoologiques, présentes et passées, des divers peuples d'Afrique, d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Australie, etc., qu'à la biologie telle qu'elle se manifeste dans nos sociétés occidentales. 1, record 1, French, - ethnobiologie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Etnobiología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- etnobiología
1, record 1, Spanish, etnobiolog%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estudio de las dinámicas relaciones entre los seres humanos, la biota y el medio ambiente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - etnobiolog%C3%ADa
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