Successional stage, fragmentation and exposure to extraction influence the population structure of Euterpe precatoria (Arecaeae)

The neotropical palm Euterpe precatoria is subject to extraction for its valuable palm heart. The development of management and conservation practices for this species requires understanding of its population structure, dynamics, and traditional use across the range of environments it inhabits, from...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Avalos, Mauricio Fernández Otárola, James Theodore Engeln
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2013-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442013000400032&lng=en&tlng=en