The relationship between plant use and plant diversity in the Bolivian Andes, with special reference to medicinal plant use

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 861-879

  Thomas, Evert ^a   Vandebroek, Ina ^b   Goetghebeur, Paul ^a   Sanca, Sabino ^c   Arrázola, Susana ^d   Van Damme, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

^c Asociacion de Jampiris de Apillapampa   (Bolivia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Emic perception of efficacy; Food plants; Fuel plants; Quantitative ethnobotany; Quechua people

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149203202     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-008-9208-z     Document Type: Article

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