Table 5 Results of pairwise ranking of factors considered as threats to wild edible plants
From: Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild edible plant resources in Nepal
Factors | Respondents* | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAN | MAK | DAN | BAR | KAI | |||
Habitat destruction | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 1 |
Land use change | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 2 |
Over-grazing | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 4 |
Over-harvesting | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
Invasive species | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 |