The tree behind the forest: Ecological and economic importance of traditional agroforestry systems and multiple uses of trees in India

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-71

  Depommier, Denis ^a  

^a French Institute of Pondicherry   (France)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Coffee based system; Homegarden; Mangroves; Multipurpose trees; Social forestry; Sustainable development; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

INDIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0141685911     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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