Knowledge on sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra with emphasis on its importance as a non-timber forest product in south and southern mrica: A summary

Southern African Forestry Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-41

  Shackleton, Sheona E ^a   Shackleton, Charlie M ^a   Cunningham, Tony ^b   Lombard, Cyril ^c   Sullivan, Caroline A ^d   Netshiluvhi, Thiambi R ^e  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Ethnoecology Services   (Australia)

^c CRIAA SA DC   (Namibia)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecology; Marula; Non timber forest products; Rural livelihoods; Sclerocarya birrea; Uses

Indexed keywords

SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 0036661802     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20702620.2002.10434589     Document Type: Article

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