Local ecological knowledge reveals effects of policy-driven land use and cover change on beekeepers in Costa Rica

Land Use Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 112-122

  Galbraith, Sara M ^a,b,c   Hall, Troy E ^a   Tavárez, Héctor S ^b,c,d   Kooistra, Chad M ^a   Ordoñez, Jenny C ^c   Bosque Pérez, Nilsa A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Apiculture; Payments for ecosystem services; Teak plantations

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

COSTA RICA;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 85029365816     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.032     Document Type: Article

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