Diversity of use and local knowledge of palms (Arecaceae) in eastern Amazonia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 487-501

  Araújo, Fábio Ribeiro ^a   Lopes, Maria Aparecida ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Consensus of informants; Environmental protection area; Quantitative ethnobotany; Tocantins River; Tucuru

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; EXPLOITATION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MONOCOTYLEDON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; TOCANTINS RIVER; TUCURUI LAKE;

ARECACEAE; ATTALEA SPECIOSA; EUTERPE OLERACEA; OENOCARPUS BACABA; SOCRATEA EXORRHIZA;

EID: 84856247545     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0195-9     Document Type: Article

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