Incidental agroforestry in Honduras: The jícaro tree (Crescentia spp.) and pasture land use

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-80

  Bass, Joby ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Cattle; Crescentia; Honduras; Plant management

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CATTLE; LAND USE; PASTURE; SEED DISPERSAL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRESCENTIA;

EID: 12344290505     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2005.0002     Document Type: Article

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