Local Knowledge and Conservation of Seagrasses in the Tamil Nadu State of India

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Newmaster, A F ^a   Berg, K J ^a   Ragupathy, S ^a   Palanisamy, M ^b   Sambandan, K ^c   Newmaster, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^c Avvaiyar Govt College Women   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555232276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-37     Document Type: Article

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