Rapid Vulnerability Assessment of Yartsa Gunbu ( Ophiocordyceps sinensis [Berk.] G.H. Sung et al) in Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand State, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21079228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandra Singh Negi (corresponding author), Paras Joshi, Sachin Bohra |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 382-391 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mountain Research and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-4741 • E-ISSN: 1994-7151 |
| Publisher | International Mountain Society (IMS) and United Nations University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1659/mrd-journal-d-14-00005.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2205085596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
Any resource of high value and relevance to rural livelihoods is at risk of overexploitation. The anthropogenic pressure on the caterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora 2007, commonly referred to as yartsa gunbu, is intense, especially given the absence of traditional sustainable collection techniques. Stable harvests are the result of 2 factors: more people searching more intensely and extensively and the ongoing discovery of new areas for harvest. Increasing international demand and prices (presently around US$ 20,000 per kg) have resulted not just in overexploitation but also in the degradation of the fungus’s habitat, thus endangering its future viability. This article reports on a rapid vulnerability assessment involving 2511 harvesters in 9 broad study sites and 110 villages in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand state, India, in the central Himalaya, and recommends ways to lessen the pressure on this valuable species
Agriculture · Biology · Geography · Livelihood · Overexploitation · Forest Insect Ecology and Management · Fungal Biology and Applications · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Ecology · Toxicology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |