The living library of the Cotapata National Park in Bolivia: An example of application of Bolivian law on the access to genetic resources

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1853-1859

  Acebey, Lucia ^a   Apaza, Amira ^b   De Michel, Rosy ^b   Beck, Stephan ^b   Jullian, Valérie ^c   Ruiz, Grace ^a   Gimenez, Alberto ^a   Chevalley, Séverine ^c   Sauvain, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^b Herbario Nacional de Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^c UMR 152 IRD Universite Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial; Antiplasmodial; Bioprospecting; Bolivia; Mountain forest; Natural products; Protected area

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; GENETIC RESOURCE; PROTECTED AREA; TROPICAL FOREST;

BOLIVIA; COTAPATA NATIONAL PARK; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46649091176     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9296-x     Document Type: Article

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