Plants at the End of the World: Beringian Ethnobotany, Version 1

This site discusses traditional ways people in Western Alaska and Chukotka, Russia, use plants for food medicine and other purposes. Beringia is the region including the Bering Strait and the land on either side of it. Some people define the term narrowly to include only the westernmost part of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska and the easternmost part of the Chukotsky Peninsula in Russia. However, we prefer a broader definition that includes much of Alaska and Chukotka. Ethnobotany is the study of the relationship between people and plants. This includes how people use plants, for example, as food, medicine, for construction, and for many other purposes. It also includes how plants are named and classified, as well as stories, legends, and other beliefs about plants.本网站探讨了阿拉斯加西部与俄罗斯楚科奇地区民众利用植物作为食物、药物及其他用途的传统方式。 白令区域（Beringia）指涵盖白令海峡及其两侧陆地的区域。部分研究者对该术语的定义较为狭义，仅将其限定为阿拉斯加苏厄德半岛最西部区域，以及俄罗斯楚科奇半岛最东部区域。但本网站采用更宽泛的定义，将阿拉斯加大部分区域与楚科奇地区均纳入其中。 民族植物学（Ethnobotany）是研究人类与植物之间关系的学科。其研究范畴涵盖人类如何利用植物——例如作为食物、药物、建筑材料及其他多种用途，还包括植物的命名与分类方式，以及与植物相关的故事、传说与其他信仰内容。