The role of Brazil nut trees in restoring degraded forest areas and as a source of food and income for northern Amazonian communities
The role of Brasil nut in the restoring degraded Amazonian forest and supplementing local income - Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa H. & B. - Lecythidaceae) - are the largest girthed trees in Amazonian forests. Trees can range from 4.34 to 5.25 cm in dbh (diameter at breast high). There is...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
2006-08-01
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Series: | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais |
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Online Access: | http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv1n2_2006/castanheira(salomao).pdf |