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Palms and People in the Amazon

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Authors:
  1. Nigel Smith

    1. Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  • Ethnobotanical survey of palms in the Amazon
  • Based on over 40 years of field work on the natural history of people in many parts of Amazonia
  • A thorough literature review for ethnobotanical information

Part of the book series: Geobotany Studies (GEOBOT)

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Table of contents (57 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Palms and Cultural Landscapes

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 1-8

  3. Acrocomia aculeata

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 9-15

  4. Aiphanes aculeata

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 17-19

  5. Aphandra natalia

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 21-27

  6. Astrocaryum acaule

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 29-32

  7. Astrocaryum aculeatum

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 33-44

  8. Astrocaryum chambira

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 45-49

  9. Astrocaryum gynacanthum

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 51-52

  10. Astrocaryum jauari

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 53-59

  11. Astrocaryum murumuru

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 61-72

  12. Astrocaryum vulgare

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 73-81

  13. Attalea butyracea

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 83-89

  14. Attalea maripa

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 91-105

  15. Attalea phalerata

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 107-119

  16. Attalea racemosa

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 121-126

  17. Attalea sagotii

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 127-130

  18. Attalea speciosa

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 131-145

  19. Attalea spectabilis

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 147-152

  20. Bactris acanthocarpa

    • Nigel Smith
    Pages 153-155
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About this book

This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and historically. Palms are a prominent feature of many landscapes in Amazonia, and they are important culturally, economically, and for a variety of ecological roles they play. Humans have been reorganizing the biological furniture in the region since the first hunters and gatherers arrived over 20,000 years ago.

Reviews

“This book is a nice and interesting addition to our understanding of the vital role that palms play in Amazonia. Through its human focus, it will introduce laypeople to this fascinating group of plants. A must.” (Rodrigo Bernal, Palms, Vol. 59 (1), 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Nigel Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Palms and People in the Amazon

  • Authors: Nigel Smith

  • Series Title: Geobotany Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05509-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05508-4Published: 24 October 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35718-8Published: 22 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05509-1Published: 26 September 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2198-2562

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-2570

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 500

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 330 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biogeosciences, Human Geography, Plant Sciences

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