Local illegal trade reveals unknown diversity and involves a high species richness of wild vascular epiphytes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 372-387

  Flores Palacios, Alejandro ^a   Valencia Díaz, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Harvest; Non timber forest products; Orchidaceae; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EPIPHYTE; HARVESTING; MONTANE FOREST; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; WILD POPULATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ; XALAPA;

ANIMALIA; BROMELIACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33947283288     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.12.017     Document Type: Article

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