The homegardens of Soqotra island, Yemen: An example of agroforestry approach to multiple land-use in an isolated location

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-115

  Ceccolini, Lorenzo ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cropping patterns; Fruit trees; Horizontal layers; Indigenous knowledge; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; HOME GARDEN; LAND USE; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE;

YEMEN;

ACULEATA; ALOE; ALOE PERRYI; BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; COMMIPHORA; CORDIA; CORDIA SINENSIS; JATROPHA; PARKINSONIA; PARKINSONIA ACULEATA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; THESPESIA; THESPESIA POPULNEA;

EID: 0036944615     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021365308193     Document Type: Article

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