Secondary forests, the woody successional vegetation which develops after the original vegetation of the site has been removed by human activity (usually for agriculture or livestock production), is a resource of growing importance in tropical landscapes. The community of Benjamin Constant, locat...
Rios, M.
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Martins da Silva, R.C.V.
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Sabogal, C.
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Martins, J.
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Silva, R.N. da
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Brito, R.R. de
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Brito, I.M. de
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Costa de Brito, M.F.
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Silva, J.R. da
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Ribeiro, R.T.
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[Beneficios das plantas da capoeira para a comunidade de Benjamin Constant, Para, Amazonia Brasileira: The benefits of plants from secondary forests to the community of Benyamin Constant in Para State, Brazilian Amazon]
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Beneficios das plantas da capoeira para a comunidade de Benjamin Constant, Para, Amazonia Brasileira: The benefits of plants from secondary forests to the community of Benyamin Constant in Para State, Brazilian Amazon
Several species of Styrax trees from Sumatra and Indochina produce benzoin resin. This resin is used for incense, perfume and pharmaceutical industries. Formerly, S. benzoin was cultivated in low lands of Palembang and North Sumatra but its importance decreased after 2nd World War. Now, product f...
Given the importance of non-timber forest resources to subsistence livelihoods, the increased rate of logging in Amazonia, and the pronounced overlap of timber and non-timber species, it is important to evaluate the altered composition and abundance of NTFPs. In this changing landscape, it is vit...
Shanley, P.
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Luz, L.
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Cymerys, M.
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[The interface of timber and non-timber resources: declining resources for subsistance livelihoods - a southern case study from Brazilian Amazonia]
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The interface of timber and non-timber resources: declining resources for subsistance livelihoods - a southern case study from Brazilian Amazonia
A simplistic explanation of why tropical forests degrade or disappear all together is, because loggers take out too many trees, companies convert forest for plantations, and small farmers slash forest to make agricultural fields. Political ecology is a scientific inter-discipline that tries to id...
Jong, W. de
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Tuk-Po, L.
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Ken-Ichi, Abe
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[The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems]
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems
Much of the Congo Basin is managed for timber from dozens of species. More than 60% also produce non-timber products, including foods. For five multiple use tree species in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon (Entandrophragma cylindricum, Baillonella toxisperma, Erythrophleum s...
Snook, L.K.
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Donn, P.
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Duminil, J.
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Fungo, R.
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Kahindo, J.M.
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Loo, J.
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Maukonen, P.
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Midoko Iponga, D.
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Mikolo Yobo, C.
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Monthe Kameni, F.
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Muvatsi, P.
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Ngongi, J.
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Noutcheu, R.
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Taedoumg, H.
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Tchatat, M.
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Tchingsabe, O.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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[Trees for Food and Timber: are community interests in conflict with those of timber concessions in the Congo Basin?]
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Trees for Food and Timber: are community interests in conflict with those of timber concessions in the Congo Basin?
Valuation of farmer knowledge has been seen as a route to promote sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In pineapple production systems in Benin, inadequate knowledge of cultivation practices can lead to a number of inconveniences including abandon of some varieties and cultivars. To un...
Achigan-Dako, E.G.
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Adje, C.A.
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N'Danikou, Sognigbe
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Fassinou-Hotegnim N.V.
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Agbangla, C.
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Ahanchédé, A.
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[Drivers of conservation and utilization of pineapple genetic resources in Benin]
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Drivers of conservation and utilization of pineapple genetic resources in Benin
Chianu, J.N.
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Ohiokpehai, O
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Roing, K
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Adesina, A.A.
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Naidoo, P
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Opondo, J
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[A model for promoting a versatile crop that has remained minor: the case of soybean in Kenya]
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A model for promoting a versatile crop that has remained minor: the case of soybean in Kenya
Processes of economic integration and growing economic influence of corporations are leading to greater efforts among people in all countries to protect the lifestyles and habitats that they value. For conservation organizations, the first challenge is clearly defining objectives and priorities o...
Lowered temperatures may reduce the root water uptake of tropical trees at high elevations through several mechanisms; however, field studies to test their relevance are lacking. We measured sap flux density (J) in small-diameter tree roots across a 2000-m elevation transect in a tropical mountai...
Graefe, S.
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Leuschner, C
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Coners, H
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Hertel, D
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[Root functioning in tropical high-elevation forests: environmental vs biological control of root water absorption]
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Root functioning in tropical high-elevation forests: environmental vs biological control of root water absorption