Example Sentences

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"Tanna stewards value a wide range of species useful for food, medicines and building materials," explained ethnobotanist and co-author Michael J. Balick, Ph.D.,

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2024

“The story of American bison really is two different stories,” says Rosalyn LaPier, a Native American ethnobotanist.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Senior researchers have been meeting the past few days with representatives from MPG to make sure the turmoil “does not adversely affect the students and postdocs,” says Robert Spengler, an ethnobotanist at the Jena institute.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021

To learn about and understand the use of plants in a particular culture, an ethnobotanist must bring in knowledge of plant life and an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and traditions.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

“We’ve had 5,000 years of farmers trying out different strategies for dealing with heat, drought and water scarcity,” said Gary Nabhan, an ethnobotanist and agrarian activist who focuses on plants and cultures of the Southwest.

From Washington Post