A Biodiversity Informatics Approach to Ethnobotany: Meta-analysis of Plant Use Patterns in Ecuador
We explored the relative importance of ecosystem diversity, socioeconomic, environmental, and geographical factors in determining the pattern and diversity of people's plant use in Ecuador, based on existing ethnobotanic investigations and a large database of georeferenced plant collections. Fo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2012-03-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss1/art15/ |