Fig Trees and Humans: Ficus Ecology and Mutualisms across Cultures (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology #32)

By: Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas and Martine Hossaert-McKey

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Synopsis: Humans and figs form hybrid communities within the context of anthropogenic landscapes, supported by biocultural mutualisms driven by traits of Ficus species and people’s imagination and practices, and where humans also positively influence Ficus species ecology. Fig Trees and Humans examines the interactions between the biology and ecology of the genus Ficus and how humans use and think of Ficus species across the tropics and in the Mediterranean region. It demonstrates a high level of convergence of material and symbolic uses of human-fig interactions that affect various aspects of human culture, as well as the ecology of wild or cultivated Ficus species.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781805392675
Related ISBNs:: 9781805392668
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 02/02/24
Copyrighted By:: Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas and Martine Hossaert-McKey
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.