Biodiversity and phytochemical quality in indigenous and state-supported tea management systems of Yunnan, China

Conservation Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-36

  Ahmed, Selena ^a   Peters, Charles M ^b   Chunlin, Long ^c,d   Meyer, Rachel ^b   Unachukwu, Uchenna ^e   Litt, Amy ^b   Kennelly, Edward ^e   Stepp, John Richard ^f  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

^c MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro forests; Camellia sinensis.; Grain for Green policy; State protected areas

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; THEACEAE;

EID: 84873607858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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