The effect of Maya traditional harvesting on the leaf production, and demographic parameters of Sabal palm in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1320-1324

  Martínez Ballesté, Andrea ^a,b   Martorell, Carlos ^a   Caballero, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defoliation compensation; NTFP; Palm; Sustainable use; Traditional management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; KETONES; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TIMBER;

AGRO-FORESTRY; DEFOLIATION COMPENSATION; DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS; ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; HARVEST INTENSITY; HARVEST TREATMENTS; HISPANIC; HOMEGARDENS; LEAF PRODUCTION; MATURE LEAVES; NTFP; PALM; SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING; SUSTAINABLE USE; TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT;

HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROFORESTRY; DEFOLIATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HOME GARDEN; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MONOCOTYLEDON; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; DEFOLIATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; KETONES; PLANNING;

YUCATAN PENINSULA;

SABAL; SABAL MEXICANA; SABAL YAPA;

EID: 49749148023     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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