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Ecological and socio-economic factors influencing aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) resource management in two indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon

dc.contributor.authorHorn, Christa M.
dc.contributor.authorGilmore, Michael P.
dc.contributor.authorEndress, Bryan A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-06T21:36:33Z
dc.date.available2020-11-06T21:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn3781127
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foreco.2011.11.040
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/721
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we sought to better understand the social, economic, and ecological factors influencing the development of sustainable management practices for Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje) in two Maijuna indigenous communities. Focus groups, semi-structured interviews and household surveys were conducted to document current and historical patterns of aguaje harvest and management, the importance of aguaje to household income, and to identify current harvesting strategies and key perceptions regarding management….
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urihttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378112711007250
dc.rightsCopyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectPERU
dc.subjectPALMS
dc.subjectHORTICULTURE
dc.subjectNATIVE PEOPLES
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectFOOD PLANTS
dc.subjectPLANT CONSERVATION
dc.titleEcological and socio-economic factors influencing aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) resource management in two indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon
dc.typeArticle
dc.source.journaltitleForest Ecology and Management
dc.source.volume267
dc.source.beginpage93
dc.source.endpage103
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html.description.abstractIn this study, we sought to better understand the social, economic, and ecological factors influencing the development of sustainable management practices for Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje) in two Maijuna indigenous communities. Focus groups, semi-structured interviews and household surveys were conducted to document current and historical patterns of aguaje harvest and management, the importance of aguaje to household income, and to identify current harvesting strategies and key perceptions regarding management….


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