Extraction from woody forest plants in flood plain communities in Amazonian Peru: Use, choice, evaluation and conservation status of resources

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 147-174

  Kvist, Lars Peter ^a   Andersen, Martin K ^a   Stagegaard, Jesper ^a   Hessels∅e, Martin ^a   Llapapasca, Consuelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cocama; Commerce; Depletion; Flood plain forest; Informant interviews; Restinga; Ribere o; Subsistence; Tahuampa; Use value; Utility score; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS;

FLOODPLAINS; WOODY FOREST SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FOREST RESOURCE; PLANT COMMUNITY;

PERU;

EID: 0035450924     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00688-5     Document Type: Article

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