Rapid Vulnerability Assessment of Yartsa Gunbu (Ophiocordyceps sinensis [Berk.] G.H. Sung et al) in Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand State, India

Rapid Vulnerability Assessment of Yartsa Gunbu (Ophiocordyceps sinensis [Berk.] G.H. Sung et al) in Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand State, India

Any resource of high value and relevance to rural livelihoods is at risk of overexploitation. The anthropogenic pressure on the caterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora 2007, commonly referred to as yartsa gunbu, is intense, especially giv...

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Main Authors:	Chandra S. Negi, Paras Joshi, Sachin Bohra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Mountain Society 2015-11-01
Series:	Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:	Ophiocordyceps sinensis rapid vulnerability assessment sustainability yartsa gunbu
Online Access:	http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00005.1

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