民族植物学是一门探讨人与植物之间相互关系的学科,自1982年引入中国以来,该学科在国内也如同在国际上其他地区一样,开展了大量的描述性研究。为了推动民族植物学成为一个由假设和理论驱动的学科,本文在对国内外民族植物学研究现状进行回顾基础上,结合社会学、人类学、民族学、生态学等学科的理论基础,重新梳理了中国民族植物学的研究思…

面临生物多样性丧失、气候变化、粮食与健康安全等挑战,民族植物学因植根于人类长期的生存实践,关注人与植物关系及其形成的传统植物知识体系,被视为“生存科学”,为理解人类适应环境的过程及其现代价值提供了重要视角。为纠正学界将民族植物学局限于“描述性研究”的狭隘认知,本文从学科定位、研究原理和范式、学科属性与应对人类生存危机的…

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