Participatory Restoration of Degraded Agricultural Areas Invaded by Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) and Conservation in the Chinantla Region, Oaxaca, Mexico

Human Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 547-558

  Berget, Carolina ^a   Duran, Elvira ^b   Bray, David Barton ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Collective action; Conservation and food security; Degraded agricultural areas; Invasive ferns; Mexico; Restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940603126     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: 15729915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-015-9762-0     Document Type: Article

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