Land clearance and social capital in mountain agro-ecosystems: The case of Opuntia scrubland in Ayacucho, Peru

Ecological Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-252

  Rodríguez, Luis Carlos ^a   Pascual, Unai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochineal; Land clearance; Opuntia; Peru; Social capital

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AYACUCHO; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; DACTYLOPIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OPUNTIA;

EID: 2942709906     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.03.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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