Fig Trees and Humans

Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas is Director of Research at the Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE), CNRS, France. She coordinates interdisciplinary research that integrates anthropological and ecological studies.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsNotes on TextIntroductionChapter 1. Human-Tree Interaction: What about Ficus Species?Chapter 2. The Biology of Ficus Species: An Exceptional History of Co-EvolutionChapter 3. The Civilising Role of Ficus SpeciesChapter 4. Ficus in Anthropogenic Landscapes: Nurturing Ficus EcologiesConclusionReferencesIndex

“Very good for scholarly purposes … One of the aspects I particularly appreciated is the multiple perspectives regarding interactions, how humans have influenced the ecology of some Ficus species and how some Ficus species have influenced the structure of some human societies.” • Guillaume Odonne, French National Centre for Scientific Research“It is a unique book in that there is nothing close or similar in precisely accomplishing the complex relation of figs (with humans) ... The significance of the relationship for humans is encapsulated very well through the book.” • Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo, University of Florida