Social organization influences the exchange and species richness of medicinal plants in Amazonian homegardens
Medicinal plants provide indigenous and peasant communities worldwide with means to meet their healthcare needs. Homegardens often act as medicine cabinets, providing easily accessible medicinal plants for household needs. Social structure and social exchanges have been proposed as factors influenci...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss1/art1/ |