Strategies for agrobiodiversity conservation and promotion: A case from Yunnan, China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1145-1156

  Long, Chun Lin ^a   Li, Heng ^a   Ouyang, Zhiqin ^b   Yang, Xiangyun ^c   Li, Qin ^d   Trangmar, Bruce ^e  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Yunnan Introduction and Propagation Center for Rare and Endangered Plants   (China)

^c KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^d Yunnan Prov Commn for Devmt/Plan   (China)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Amorphophallus; Conservation and promotion; Musella; Paris; Strategy; Wild tea; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PLANT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA;

AMORPHOPHALLUS; CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MUSELLA; MUSELLA LASIOCARPA;

EID: 0037731694     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023085922265     Document Type: Article

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