Demographic Effects of Thatch Harvest and Implications for Sustainable Use of Irapai Palm (Lepidocaryum tenue, Mart.), by Riverine Communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Lepidocaryum tenue Mart. (Arecaceae) is a small, understory palm of terra firme forests of the western and central Amazon basin. Known as irapai, it is used for roof thatch by Amazonian peoples who collect its leaves from the wild and generate income from its fronds and articles fabricated from them...
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FIU Digital Commons
2008
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/275 http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1348&context=etd |