Traditional home gardens of Petén, Guatemala: Resource management, food security, and conservation

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-317

  Márquez, Amilcar R Corzo ^a   Schwartz, Norman B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation; Guatemala; jardins; Pet n; rseaux sociaux

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049114490     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-28.2.305     Document Type: Article

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