Plants as highly diverse sources of construction wood, handicrafts and fibre in the Heihe valley (Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China): the importance of minor forest products

• Main Authors: Jin Kang (Author), Yongxiang Kang (Author), Jing Feng (Author), Mengying Liu (Author), Xiaolian Ji (Author), Dengwu Li (Author), Kinga Stawarczyk (Author), Łukasz Łuczaj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chinese rural communities living among species-rich forests have little documentation on species used to make handicrafts and construction materials originating from the surrounding vegetation. Our research aimed at recording minor wood uses in the Heihe valley in the Qinling mou...