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  • History
  • Beginnings (15th century–19th century)
  • Phase I (1900s–1940s)
  • Phase II (1950s–1970s)
  • Present (1980s–2000s)
  • Subjects of inquiry
  • Usage
  • Taxonomy
  • Cosmological, moral and spiritual significance
  • Traditional ecological knowledge
  • Cross-cultural ethnobiology
  • Subdisciplines
  • Ethnobotany
  • Ethnozoology
  • Ethnoecology
  • Other disciplines
  • Ethics
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • External links

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Ethnobiology is the multidisciplinary field of study of relationships among peoples, biota, and environments integrating many perspectives, from the social, biological, and medical sciences; along with application to conservation and sustainable development. The diversity of perspectives in ethnobiology allows for examining complex, dynamic interactions between human and natural systems.

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