Commercial morel harvesters and buyers in western Montana: An exploratory study of the 2001 harvesting season

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 643, 2005, Pages 1-38

  McLain, Rebecca J ^a   McFarlane, Erika Mark ^a   Alexander, Susan J ^b  

^a Institute for Culture and Ecology   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Livelihood strategies; Nontimber forest products; Special forest products; Wild mushrooms

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; MUSHROOM; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PRICING POLICY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST; KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 27644513404     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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