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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Zsolt Molnár¹ 

[1] MTA Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2-4., Vácrátót, H-2163, Hungary

关键词: Traditional ecological knowledge;    Steppes;    Pasturing;    Nature conservation;    Landscape;   

Others  :  1212438
DOI  :  10.1186/s13002-015-0013-7

 received in 2014-12-11, accepted in 2015-02-22,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

This essay, which is the 6^th in the series “Recollections, Reflections, and Revelations: Ethnobiologists and Their First Time in the Field”, is a personal reflection by the researcher on his first field experiences with ethnobiology. Author writes on how Hungarian herders in the Hortobágy salt steppes and Csángó people in the Carpathian mountains changed his views on landscape, vegetation, local people, traditional small-scale grassland management and finally, ecology and nature conservation.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Molnár; licensee BioMed Central.

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