Wild Mushrooms and Lichens used as Human Food for Survival in War Conditions; Podrinje - Zepa Region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, W. Balkan)

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Redzic, Sulejman ^a,b   Barudanovic, Senka ^a   Pilipovic, Sasa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c Institute for Quality Control of Medicines   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Food shortage; Human behavior; Human ecology; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS CAMPESTRIS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BOLETUS EDULIS; CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS; EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; USNEA;

EID: 80055022684     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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