Regarding biocultural heritage: In situ political ecology of agricultural biodiversity in the Peruvian Andes

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 587-604

  Graddy, T Garrett ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmovisi n; In situ agricultural biodiversity; Indigenous biocultural heritage; Peruvian Andes; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84889610317     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-013-9428-8     Document Type: Article

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