Floristic composition, plant uses and management practices in homegardens of San Rafael Coxcatlán, Valley of Tehuacán-Cuicatlán, Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-202

  Blanckaert, I ^a   Swennen, R L ^b   Paredes Flores, M ^a   Rosas Lopez R ^a   Lira Saade, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ethnobotany; In situ conservation; Quantitative analysis; Rural development; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION; ETHNOBOTANY; GARDEN; PLANT COMMUNITY;

COXCATLAN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 1542380959     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00100-9     Document Type: Article

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