Biodiversity, traditional management systems, and cultural landscapes: Examples from the boreal forest of Canada

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 187, 2006, Pages 35-47

  Berkes, Fikret ^a   Davidson Hunt, Iain J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845697068     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: 14682451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2006.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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