Pátzcuaro's lesson: Nature, production, and culture in an indigenous region of Mexico

Reference Type	Book Chapter
Year of Publication	1991
Contributors	Author: Victor M. Toledo Editor: Margery L. Oldfield Editor: Janis B. Alcorn
Book Title	Biodiversity: Culture, conservation, and ecodevelopment
Pagination	147-171
Date Published	01/1991
Publisher	Westview Press
City	Boulder, CO
Language	English
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Collection Topic	Biodiversity Natural Resource Management Soil
ISBN	0-8133-7680-7; 978-0-8133-7680-6
Call Number	S494.3.B56 1991
Keywords	smallholders land tenure household natural resource management biodiversity conservation Native Americans fish germplasm resources forestry agricultural ecology taxonomy agricultural conservation ecosystem peasants population Mesoamerica settlements land redistribution mestizo landscapes woodland management pasture subsistence patterns transect soil classification maize morphology mushroom Purépecha Tarascans
Abstract	This document looks at the ecosystem and cultural history in the region of Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico. The production activities and use of natural resources (plant and animal, both wild and cultivated) of and by the local indigenous communities are detailed. Activities and knowledge of the Purhépecha people are focused upon.
URL	http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24467584
Number of pages	26 pp.
Short Title	Pátzcuaro's lesson