Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America : Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae

Brokamp, Grischa

Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America : Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae by Grischa Brokamp. - Wiesbaden Springer 2015 - 1 recurso en línea (XVIII, 199 páginas) 11 ilustraciones

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 Âget Groups Researchers and students in the fields of natural resource management and conservation biology Government officials, NGO representatives and practitioners in these areas  Author Dr. Grischa Brokamp contributed to the EU-FP7-PALMS project and acquired his doctorate at Freie UniversitÃerlin.

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10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1 doi


Botánica
Desarrollo sostenible
Botánica

QK241 / .B765 2015