Indigenous biodiversity of Apatani plateau: Learning on biocultural knowledge of Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh for sustainable livelihoods

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 432-442

  Srivastava, R C ^a   Singh, Ranjay K ^b   Mukherjee, T K ^c  

^a BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Apatani tribe; Arunachal Pradesh; Biocultural value; Ethnobotany; Plant biodiversity; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149371992     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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