Yartsa Gunbu (Cordyceps sinensis) and the Fungal Commodification of Tibet’s Rural Economy

By D. Winkler. Economic Botany, 2008

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Edible insects: Traditional knowledge or western phobia? (2009, background): “However, increased harvest pressures may not be sustainable (Winkler 2008).”
Steps towards sustainable harvest of Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Bhutan (2009, background): “Similarly dramatic changes in the local economy have been reported for Tibet by Winkler (2008) , where yartsa guenbub now accounts for between 50 and 80% of overall rural income in regions where it grows, and contributing at least US $225 million to the Tibetan GDP in”
What is the Chinese caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ophiocordycipitaceae)? (2010, background): “Tsa daji is also another Tibetan name (Winkler 2008).”
The Palaearctic steppe biome: a new synthesis (2016, background): “communities to seek alternative sources of income (mainly collection of the fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis; Cannon et al. 2009; Winkler 2008).”