Forest biodiversity, nutrition and population health in market-oriented food systems

Unasylva

Volumn 57, Issue 224, 2006, Pages 34-40

  Johns, Timothy ^a,b   Maundu, Patrick ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Intl Plant Genetic Rsrc Institute   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUTRITION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33846400128     PISSN: 00416436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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