Introducing Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst and its non-timber forest product, frankincense

International Forestry Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-353

  Gebrehiwot, K ^a,c   Muys, B ^b   Haile, M ^a   Mitloehner, R ^c  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boswellia papyrifera; Ethiopia; Frankincense; Non timber forest products

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; NATURE CONSERVATION; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POPULATION DECLINE; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TREE;

AFRICA;

BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA PAPYRIFERA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 8844253656     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/IFOR.5.4.348.22661     Document Type: Article

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