Are rare species useful species? Obstacles to the conservation of tree diversity in the dry forest zone agro-ecosystems of Mesoamerica

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-19

  Gordon, James E ^a   Barrance, Adrian J ^b   Schreckenberg, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombacopsis quinata; Circa situm conservation; Cordia alliodora; Guaiacum; Honduras; Oaxaca; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DRY FOREST; RARE SPECIES; TREE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; SHRUB;

HONDURAS; MEXICO; CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

BOMBACOPSIS; BOMBACOPSIS QUINATA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; GUAIACUM; GUAIACUM SANCTUM; CORDIA;

EID: 0037283765     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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