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Wild American Ginseng : Lessons for Conservation in the Age of Humans /
"Wild American Ginseng, America's most famous medicinal plant, is in trouble. In plain prose, James McGraw explains why as he translates the latest in ecological and conservation science findings on this unassuming understory herb. As the world's foremost authority on wild ginseng, Mc...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens :
The University of Georgia Press,
[2023]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. The Panacea
- 2. The Romantic Ideal
- 3. John Harper's Dream Plant
- 4. A Species in Decline?
- 5. From Monitoring to Demography
- 6. The Root of the Harvest Problem
- 7. The Case of the Disappearing Plants
- 8. The Elephant in the Room
- 9. Appalachian Outlaws
- 10. The Ever-Changing Landscape
- 11. Space Invaders (and Other Pests)
- 12. Darwinian Forces to the Rescue?
- 13. Dispersal to the Rescue?
- 14. Conservation in the Anthropocene
- 15. Homo sapiens: Wise Human?
- 16. Toward a New Deal with Nature
- 17. Notes of Optimism
- 18. What Can You Do?