Ethnobotanical knowledge and valuation of woody plants species: A comparative analysis of three ethnic groups from the sub-Sahel of Burkina Faso

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 627-649

  Sop, Tene Kwetche ^a   Oldeland, Jens ^a   Bognounou, Fidèle ^b   Schmiedel, Ute ^a   Thiombiano, Adjima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

ANOSIM; Burkina Faso; Conservation priority; Ethnic groups; Ethnobotanical knowledge; Most important species; Sub Sahel; Use category; Woody plant species

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOENERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENERGY USE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; PERCEPTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIORITIZATION; RARITY; VALUATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VILLAGE; WOODY PLANT;

BURKINA FASO;

ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ANIMALIA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; CAPPARACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; LANNEA MICROCARPA; MIMOSOIDEAE; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; TAMARINDUS INDICA; VITELLARIA PARADOXA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 84865816793     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-012-9345-9     Document Type: Article

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