An escalating trade in orchid tubers across Tanzania's Southern Highlands: Assessment, dynamics and conservation implications

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Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-61

  Davenport, Tim R B ^a   Ndangalasi, Henry J ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

CITES; Orchids; Southern Highlands; Tanzania; Trade; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRADE; TUBER;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

DISA; HABENARIA; ORCHIDACEAE; SATYRIUM (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 31344443083     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605303000127     Document Type: Article

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