Conceptions of primary forest in a Tzeltal Maya community: Implications for conservation

Human Organization

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-202

  Casagrande, David G ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehtnoecology; Forest conservation; Mexico; Traditional ecological knowledge; Tzeltal Maya

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FOREST; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3843113542     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.63.2.tjtaa6vwkcja1jh7     Document Type: Article

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