scholarly journals Glimpses of Loptuq Folk Botany: Phytonyms and Plant Knowledge in Sven Hedin’s Herbarium Notes from the Lower Tarim River Area as a Source for Ethnobiological Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 96-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingvar Svanberg ◽  
Patrick Hällzon ◽  
Sabira Ståhlberg
Keyword(s):  
Tarim River ◽  
Lake Area ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Plant Knowledge ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ◽  
Sven Hedin ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

This interdisciplinary study discusses the vernacular phytonyms and other ethnobiological aspects of vegetation in the Loptuq (Loplik) habitat on the Lower Tarim River. This small Turkic-speaking group lived as fisher-foragers in the Lopnor (Lop Lake) area in East Turkestan, now the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. Information about this unique group, and especially the folk knowledge of plants in the area, is scant. In 1900, Swedish explorer Sven Hedin collected plant voucher specimens for the Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm. He noted local names on herbarium labels, thus providing modern researchers a rare glimpse into the Loptuq world. As the traditional way of life is already lost and the Loptuq language almost extinct, every trace of the former culture is of significance when trying to understand the peculiarities of human habitats and survival in arid areas. The ethnobiological analysis can further contribute to other fields, such as climate change, and define the place of the Loptuq on the linguistic and cultural map of Central Asia.

Relationships in Diversity, Vegetation Indexes and Water Area in Terminal Lake of the Tarim River, Northwest China

Ecologies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 332-344
Author(s):  
Xinfeng Zhao ◽  
Tao Lin ◽  
Hailiang Xu ◽  
Ai Shajiang Aili ◽  
Wanyu Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Vegetation Coverage ◽  
Tarim River ◽  
Lake Area ◽  
The Tarim River

To examine the variation in water and vegetation coverage areas, the groundwater level and plant diversity in the terminal lake of the Tarim River, northwest China, both the monitoring data of a field survey consisting of surface samples and remote sensing data for 20 years (2000–2019) were analyzed by using field survey and indoor remote sensing methods. The results showed that (1): from 2000 to 2019, water and vegetation areas increased significantly, especially the trend of vegetation areas becoming more significant, with an average annual increase of 13.9 km2/a; (2): the plant diversity increased first and then decreased; the species richness and Pielou index in the study area were 9.0 and 0.80 in 2005, but only 2.00 and 0.08 in 2000, respectively; species composition tends to be simplified; (3): with the increase in the lake area, the groundwater level showed an up-lifted trend; the correlation between the two was significant, but there was a lag in the response of the groundwater level.

Physiological response of riparian plants to watering in hyper-arid areas of Tarim River, China

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Ruan ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Yaning Chen ◽  
Weihong Li
Keyword(s):  
Physiological Response ◽  
Tarim River ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Riparian Plants

The Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha (Insecta) of Hong Kong, China—an annotated inventory citing voucher specimens and published records

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2847 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JON H. MARTIN ◽  
CLIVE S.K. LAU
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Published Data ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Nomenclatural Change ◽  
Plant Data ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Cross Reference

An account of the Sternorrhyncha recorded from Hong Kong, comprising approximately 485 species, is presented. This is primarily based upon voucher holdings in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London and it includes incompletely identified taxa. Also included are records based solely on published data. Host plant data are included where known and there are four appendices for quick cross-reference of names, groups and hosts. One new species in the Aleyrodidae is described, Rhachisphora takahashii sp. nov.. One new synonymy in the Aleyrodidae is proposed, Aleurocanthus cheni Young (1942) becoming a junior synonym of A. spiniferus (Quaintance, 1903) syn. nov.. Two nomenclatural changes in the Psylloidea are proposed: Colophorina hungtouensis Fang & Yang (1986) comb. nov. is transferred from Psylla;  Macrohomotoma sinica Yang & Li (1984) is proposed as a junior synonym of M. gladiatum Kuwayama (1908), syn. nov.. One nomenclatural change in the Diaspididae (Coccoidea) is proposed: Neoparlatoria lithocarpi Takahashi (1934) is removed from synonymy with N. formosana Takahashi (1931), stat. rev.

scholarly journals Nefissa Naguib, Women, Water and Memory

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-146
Author(s):  
Sharon Sasson
Keyword(s):  
Way Of Life ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Anthropological Study ◽  
Palestinian Society ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
The Village

Nefissa Naguib’s book is the third in Brill’s Women and Gender series. It isan interdisciplinary study comprising an anthropological discussion, socialgender theories, and a geographical discussion. The book is primarily basedon anthropological research and presents the stories of eight women fromthe Palestinian village of Musharafah—and by means of which, it createsa discourse that examines the changes that have taken place in the status ofwomen in Palestinian society, and their functioning following the politicaland economic changes in Palestinian society in general, and in Musharafahin particular. Water is the connecting thread between the stories of the eightwomen and the analysis of their social functioning in the village.The extensive preface to the book is part of a long theoretical introduction,in which the author explains that “It is a story about how water is anendlessly evolving enactment of gender, family and community relationships”(1). She reviews the aims of the book in general, provides a generaldescription of the village and its women, and discusses terms—such as“society of women”—which she will use extensively in the book. The secondpart of the theoretical introduction, entitled “The Women and TheirStories,” describes the way of life that is a backdrop for the women’s stories,and the importance of water as a component in each story.The book is comprised of two parts. Part 1, “About Musharafah,” includesthe first two chapters, which also constitute a theoretical review,and serve as the basis for the anthropological study and analysis in Part 2 ...

scholarly journals Database of amphibian vouchers and records available at the Kerala Agricultural University Natural History Museum in Thrissur and an updated checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 19391-19430
Author(s):  
P.O. Nameer ◽  
M.S. Syamili ◽  
A.F. Katakath ◽  
U.S. Amal ◽  
M.S. Abhin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
Biodiversity Monitoring ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats

The amphibian database of the Centre for Wildlife Studies of Kerala Agricultural University has the data that are either available as voucher specimens with the Kerala Agricultural University Natural History Museum (KAUNHM) or as photo vouchers and other opportunistic records from Kerala part of the southern Western Ghats between 2008 and 2020. This repository holds information on 91 species of amphibians belonging to 10 families, of which 87% are endemic to the Western Ghats and 34% are classified under the IUCN Red List threatened categories.  This study highlights the significance of such digital databases that can serve as an immense source of regional biodiversity data, and therefore, biodiversity monitoring and conservation. 

The Early Silk Road(s)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Selbitschka
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Mouse Click ◽  
Museum Exhibitions ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ◽  
Sven Hedin ◽  
Eastern Han ◽  
The Silk Road

Much has been said and written about the “Silk Road” since Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen coined the phrase in 1877. Fostered by spectacular discoveries by so-called explorers such as Sir Aurel Stein, Paul Pelliot, Sven Hedin, and others, the Silk Road soon became the subject of countless articles, books, museum exhibitions, and even legends. In times when almost any location—virtual or real—is but one mouse click away, the catchphrase Silk Road has not lost any of its original appeal. On the contrary, the term is almost constantly present in all kinds of media. Yet, it is never quite clear what exactly the Silk Road concept really entails. When was it established? Was it even formally established? What was its purpose? Was there but one function? And, more importantly, how useful is it as an analytical concept in the first place? These are the main questions this article seeks to answer. Its arguments are based on an analysis of the earliest available sources: archaeological finds from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, indigenous documents written in Kharosthi script, and early Chinese historiography. The article will argue that the history of the early Silk Road (and its so-called prehistory) was considerably more complex than generally claimed. For instance, we can certainly not pinpoint a fixed date on which the Silk Road was established; neither were the intercontinental land routes primarily traveled (and populated) by traders. China’s initial forays into Central Asia in the 2nd century bce were politically motivated and had little to do with silk trade. The exchange of the famed fabric was at best a corollary of political interactions between the Western and Eastern Han Empires and powerful steppe nomads such as the Xiongnu. The latter extorted copious amounts of luxury goods from the former and redistributed them throughout Central Asia and Eurasia. Thus, this article claims that the Silk Road as an analytical concept does not do justice to the intricacies of prehistorical and historical realities. It therefore introduces the concept of movement as a heuristic tool to analyze cross-cultural interactions.

scholarly journals Deep-sea sharks as by-catch of an experimental fishing survey for black scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) off the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic)

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (S1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Mafalda Freitas ◽  
Luísa Costa ◽  
João Delgado ◽  
Sebastián Jiménez ◽  
Viriato Timóteo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Longline Fishery ◽  
Ne Atlantic ◽  
History Museum ◽  
The Past ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Experimental Survey

The deep-sea sharks associated as by-catch of the Madeiran midwater drifting longline fishery for scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) were investigated by means of an experimental survey at 800-1200 m depth within the Canary Islands Exclusive Economic Zone, whose fishing grounds have been exploited during the past 15 years. Nine species of chondrichthyans were identified, belonging to five families: Pseudotriakidae, Centrophoridae, Etmopteridae, Somniosidae and Chimaeridae. Data on length, weight and sex ratio for the 436 chondrichthyan individuals caught in the March 2009 survey are given. Several voucher specimens of each species caught were deposited in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Funchal.

scholarly journals Effects of Ecological Water Conveyance Project on the Structure, Species Diversity and Stability of Desert Riparian Forest in the Lower Reaches of Tarim River, Northwest China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiyi Wang ◽  
Tingting Ma ◽  
Hongbo Ling ◽  
Shuzhen Peng
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Tarim River ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Ecological Stability ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Tarim River ◽  
Ecological Protection ◽  
Water Conveyance

Abstract Background: The lower reaches of the Tarim River is an arid region of inland China. In this area, vegetation is sparse and the environment is fragile. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the structure and stability of the plant community and ecosystem in the lower reaches of the Tarim River. It is valuable to increase the understanding of ecological protection and restoration in arid areas. Methods: In this study, four sections, Yingsu, Karday, Alakan, and Yiganbjm, were selected as research sites, and 96 arbor and shrub quadrats and 288 herb quadrats were delimited in these sites. The ecological characteristics of all species in the quadrats were investigated. We selected the surveyed data from 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019. Based on the data, we analyzed the variations in species composition. We also determined Shannon-Wiener indexes, Alatalo indexes, and ecological dominance to discuss the species diversity and uniformity of plant community. Plant community stability were also evaluated. Results: There were 17 species in 2000 and 31 species in 2019. The proportion of arbor and shrub species decreased, while the understory herbaceous species gradually increased; all of the species become balanced. The stability of the plant community gradually increased; however, it remained unstable. Conclusions: In general, water conveyance in an ecosystem plays a positive role in promoting the restoration of vegetation and ecological stability. This study provides a new method for the evaluation of ecological protection and restoration benefits in arid areas. Our findings can be a good reference for similar studies.

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