Ethnoecology of natural environment in trans-himalayan region of west Nepa / ROKAYA, MAAN B. in BANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal, 15 : 2 (July - December 2005)  

Public ISBD [article]  inBANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal > 15 : 2 (July - December 2005) . - 33-38p. Title : Ethnoecology of natural environment in trans-himalayan region of west Nepa Material Type: printed text Authors: ROKAYA, MAAN B., Author ; M. R. Shrestha, Author ; S. K. Ghimire, Author Publication Date: 2005 Article on page: 33-38p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Ethnobotany  Indigenous knowledge  Folk nomenclature  classification Abstract: The present study was conducted during a period of two years from 2001 to 2003 in trans-Himalayan region from Mustang to Dolpa region of west Nepal. The indigenous people were found to be rich in ethnoecological knowledge regarding environment and plant resources. The locals catagorised six types of ecological land patterns such as Nakri (forest land), Penhri or pangri or Thakri or dakri (land pattern), Sim (marshy place or wetland), Lung (agricultural land) and Khangri (Snowy land). The people also had the knowledge of plants in population level and species level and had their own way of classifying them on the basis of different criteria like presence or absence of flower, habit, habitat, morphology, etc. x Link for e-copy: http://lib.frtc.gov.np/elibrary/pages/view.php?ref=155&k= [article] Ethnoecology of natural environment in trans-himalayan region of west Nepa [printed text] / ROKAYA, MAAN B., Author ; M. R. Shrestha, Author ; S. K. Ghimire, Author . - 2005 . - 33-38p. Languages : English (eng) in BANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal > 15 : 2 (July - December 2005) . - 33-38p. Keywords: Ethnobotany  Indigenous knowledge  Folk nomenclature  classification Abstract: The present study was conducted during a period of two years from 2001 to 2003 in trans-Himalayan region from Mustang to Dolpa region of west Nepal. The indigenous people were found to be rich in ethnoecological knowledge regarding environment and plant resources. The locals catagorised six types of ecological land patterns such as Nakri (forest land), Penhri or pangri or Thakri or dakri (land pattern), Sim (marshy place or wetland), Lung (agricultural land) and Khangri (Snowy land). The people also had the knowledge of plants in population level and species level and had their own way of classifying them on the basis of different criteria like presence or absence of flower, habit, habitat, morphology, etc. x Link for e-copy: http://lib.frtc.gov.np/elibrary/pages/view.php?ref=155&k=