Conservation of useful plants: An evaluation of local priorities from two indigenous communities in eastern Panama

Economic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-57

  Dalle, Sarah Paule ^a   Potvin, Catherine ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative ethnobotany; Conservation; Indigenous territories; Local knowledge; Panama; Population structure; Rapid assessment; Useful plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444249178     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0038:coupae]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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