Vulnerability of smallholder agriculture in Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
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José A Alayón-Gamboa & Juan C Ku-Vera El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), CONACYT, Working Group: Ecosystems and Sustainability of Socio-Ecological Systems (ESSES), Calle 10 Num. 264 Col Centro, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, México, CP 24000; Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, P.O.Box 4-116 Itzimná, CP 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, México E-mails: [email protected] , [email protected]
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