Biocultural Diversity of the Ryukyu Archipelago based on the Plant Diversity used as Fish Poison
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Before the 1960s, in the islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, there were natural landscapes that were formed in relationship between people’s livelihoods and nature, which could be called “island’s satoyama”. Even though the islands belong to the same Ryukyu Archipelago, the “island’s satoyama” varies greatly among islands. In this study, I attempted to understand the diversity of the “island’s satoyama” from fish poison plants. As a result of my survey, in total, 41 species of fish poison plants belonging to 24 families were recorded from the islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago. The number of species used as fish poison plants differed greatly between the high islands and the low islands. In addition, the use of fish poison plants differed depending on the livelihood of the people and their connection to other islands.
Author: Mitsuru Moriguchi
Institution: Okinawa University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Mokpo National University
OpenAlex ID: W4390860005