The rattan trade of northern Myanmar: Species, supplies, and sustainabillty

Economic Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Peters, Charles M ^a   Henderson, Andrew ^b   Maung, U Myint ^c   Lwin, U Saw ^d   Ohn, U Tin Maung ^e   Lwin, U Kyaw ^f   Shaung, U Tun ^g  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATIC BOTANY   (United States)

^c Myanmar Forest Department   (Myanmar)

^d Myanmar Horticulturist Association   (Myanmar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YANGON   (Myanmar)

^f Physics Department   (Myanmar)

^g WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Hukaung Valley; Myanmar; Non timber forest products; Rattan; Sustainable harvesting

Indexed keywords

CALAMUS ROTANG;

EID: 34247201497     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2007)61[3:TRTONM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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