Trade, harvest, and conservation of caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) in the Himalayas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 159, Issue , 2013, Pages 514-520

  Shrestha, Uttam Babu ^a   Bawa, Kamaljit S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Nepal; Ophiocordyceps sinensis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATERPILLAR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPLOITATION; FUNGUS; HABITAT TYPE; HARVESTING; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE; WILD POPULATION;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 84873244349     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.032     Document Type: Article

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