Plant use and management in homegardens and swiddens: Evidence from the Bolivian Amazon

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-152

  Thomas, Evert ^a   van Damme, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Moje o; Resource availability theory; Trinitario; Use value; Yuracar

Indexed keywords

ETHNOBOTANY; HERB; HOME GARDEN; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATIONAL PARK; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

BOLIVIA; ISIBORO SECURE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 77955550777     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-010-9315-x     Document Type: Article

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