Socioeconomic predictors of forest use values in the Peruvian Amazon: A potential tool for biodiversity conservation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 752-762

  Gavin, Michael C ^a   Anderson, Gregory J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ethnobotany; Extractive resources; Forest use value; Peru; Socioeconomic predictors

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST PRODUCT; FOREST RESOURCE; PREDICTION; RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

AMAZONAS [PERU]; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 33846604206     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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