Limitations and applications of parataxonomy for community forest management in Southwestern Amazonia

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 77-84

  Baraloto, Christopher ^a   Ferreira, Evandro ^b   Rockwell, Cara ^a   Walthier, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^c Centro Dos Trabalhadores da Amazonia   (Brazil)

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EID: 33947097863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.5.0.77-84     Document Type: Article

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