Indigenous knowledge for plant species diversity: A case study of wild plants' folk names used by the Mongolians in Ejina desert area, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Khasbagan, ^a   Soyolt, ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DESERT CLIMATE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONGOLIA; PLANT; RURAL POPULATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; DESERT CLIMATE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MONGOLIA; PLANTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 41149120082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-2     Document Type: Article

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