Spatial distribution and habitats of useful plants: An initial assessment for conservation on an indigenous territory, Panama

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 637-667

  Dalle, Sarah Paule ^a   López, Heraclio ^b   Díaz, Domingo ^b   Legendre, Pierre ^c   Potvin, Catherine ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Darien Panama; Habitat; Indigenous territory; Partial canonical analysis; Spatial distribution; Useful plants

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; HABITAT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PLANT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PANAMA;

KUNA;

EID: 0036262572     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015544325763     Document Type: Article

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