Table 2

Comparison of results of ethnobotanical studies of various Pyrenean regions.

Region [^a]

Location^b

Extension (km²)

Population

Flora

MP^c

MP/km²

NI^d

MP/I^e

EI^f

Pallars [41-43]

E

2530

18800

1500

437

0.17

264

1.7

29.1

Cerdanya [46]

E

1086

23000

1600

234

0.21

155

1.5

15

Alt Empordà [40,44]

E

178

41300

1650

300

1.68

195

1.53

18

Cerdanya i Conflent [45]

E

2200

45000

-

225

0.10

208

1.03

-

Pirineo oscense [5,48]

C

15671

222000

2656

553

0.035

-

-

20.82

Pirineo navarro*

W

2200

7800

1822

92

0.042

88

1.04

5.05

^a Reference

^b Location in Pyrenees: C: central Pyrenees; E: eastern Pyrenees; W: western Pyrenees.

^c Number of medicinal plants cited

^d Number of informants

^e Number of medicinal plants cited per informant

^f Ethnobotanicity index

* Present study

Akerreta et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007 3:26   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-26