Fig trees and humans : ficus ecology and mutualisms across cultures / Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas and Martine Hossaert-McKey.
| Author/creator | Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Yildiz author. |
| Other author | Hossaert-McKey, Martine, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York : Berghahn Books, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xx, 159 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Supplemental Content | Click here to view book |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; volume 32 Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; v. 32. ^A610771 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Human-Tree Interaction: What about ficus species? -- The Biology of Ficus Species: An exceptional history of coevolution -- The Civilizing Role of Ficus Species -- Ficus in Anthropogenic Landscapes: Nurturing ficus ecologies -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indices. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 18, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Yildiz. Fig trees and humans First edition. New York : Berghahn Books, 2024 9781805392668 |
| LCCN | 2023049980 |
| ISBN | 1805392689 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781805392675 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1805392670 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781805392682 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Stock number | 22573/cats9883444 JSTOR |