Diversity of palm uses in the western Amazon

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2771-2787

  Zambrana, Narel Y Paniagua ^a,b   Byg, Anja ^a   Svenning, Jens Christian ^a   Moraes, Monica ^b   Grandez, Cesar ^c   Balslev, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ethno botany; Local knowledge; Palms; Socioeconomic factors; Western Amazon

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ETHNOBOTANY; FOREST PRODUCT; FOREST RESOURCE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BOLIVIA; ECUADOR; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; MADIDI NATIONAL PARK; PASTAZA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EUTERPE PRECATORIA; IRIARTEA DELTOIDEA; OENOCARPUS BATAUA;

EID: 34548450742     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9218-y     Document Type: Article

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