Local Knowledge and Management of the Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis L.) in Northern Spain: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation

American Fern Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-55

  Molina, María ^a   Reyes García, Victoria ^b   Pardo de Santayana, Manuel ^c,d  

^a Dept Agroalimentación   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cantabria (Spain); Conservation; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Resource anagement

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA; OSMUNDA REGALIS;

EID: 67650078989     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444-99.1.45     Document Type: Review

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