Chemical ecology in coupled human and natural systems: People, manioc, multitrophic interactions and global change

Chemoecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-133

  McKey, Doyle ^a   Cavagnaro, Timothy R ^b   Cliff, Julie ^c   Gleadow, Roslyn ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Cassava; Climate change; Cyanogenesis; Elevated CO2; Food security; Konzo; Socio ecological systems; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 77952288173     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-010-0047-1     Document Type: Review

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