Quantifying and comparing the value of non-timber forest products in the Amazon

Ecological Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-267

  Shone, Bryan M ^a   Caviglia Harris, Jill L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Deforestation; Diversification; Land use; Non timber forest products; Tropical forest valuation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; HARVESTING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POVERTY; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646793996     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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