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Main Title Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Brokamp, Grischa.
Publisher Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Spektrum,
Year Published 2015
Call Number QK1-989
ISBN 9783658086961
Subjects Life sciences ; Agriculture ; Botany ; Sustainable development
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1
Collation XVIII, 199 p. 11 illus. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes Standardized Data Collection on Trade in Palm Products -- Trade in Palm Products in North-Western South America -- Case study on Productivity and Management of Phytelephas aequatorialis (Arecaceae) in Ecuador -- Parasitism and Haustorium Anatomy of Krameria lappacea (Krameriaceae), an Endangered Medicinal Plant from the Andean Deserts -- Abundance, Seed Ecology and Regeneration of Krameria lappacea from the Peruvian Andes. This study focuses on understanding the socio-economic relevance of plant resources collected from the wild and its relation to current patterns of trade and sustainability. Grischa Brokamp reviews and analyzes the current extent of palm trade in northwestern South America, its impact, limitations and future perspective. Indeed there are conflicts between the commercialization of wild plant resources and the conservation of exploited species, which is illustrated by examples from the plant families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae Contents Standardized Data Collection on Trade in Palm Products Trade in Palm Products in North-Western South America Case study on Productivity and Management of Phytelephas aequatorialis (Arecaceae) in Ecuador Parasitism and Haustorium Anatomy of Krameria lappacea (Krameriaceae), an Endangered Medicinal Plant from the Andean Deserts Abundance, Seed Ecology, and Regeneration of Krameria lappacea from the Peruvian Andes Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of natural resource management and conservation biology Government officials, NGO representatives and practitioners in these areas The Author Dr. Grischa Brokamp contributed to the EU-FP7-PALMS project and acquired his doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin.
Place Published Wiesbaden
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2015
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20150116021522
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 03247nam a22004575i 45