Comparison of wild edible plant diversity and foraging strategies in two aboriginal communities of northwestern Patagonia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 937-951

  Ladio, Ana H ^a   Lozada, Mariana ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Araucaria araucana forest; Edible wild plants; Indigenous knowledge; Mapuches; Optimal foraging theory; Patagonia; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EDIBLE SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WILD POPULATION;

ARGENTINA;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA;

EID: 0037403850     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022873725432     Document Type: Article

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