Harvest of the palm Chamaedorea radicalis, its effects on leaf production, and implications for sustainable management

Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 822-830

  Endress, Bryan A ^a,c   Gorchov, David L ^a   Peterson, Maren B ^a   Serrano, Eduardo Padrón ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ejido Alta Cima   (Mexico)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

El Cielo Biosphere Reserve; Leaf harvest; Mexico; Nontimber forest products; Palm leaves; Sustainable management; Tamaulipas

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EL CIELO BIOSPHERE RESERVE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMAULIPAS;

CHAMAEDOREA; MILETINAE;

EID: 2542443601     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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