Palms as rainforest resources: How evenly are they distributed in Peruvian Amazonia?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1025-1045

  Vormisto, Jaana ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abundances; Arecaceae; Distribution patterns; Non timber forest products; Peru; Utilization potential

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST RESOURCE; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PERU;

ARECACEAE; PTYCHOSPERMA ELEGANS;

EID: 0036309509     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015873223350     Document Type: Article

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