9780195126839 - The Amazon River Forest: A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People von Smith, Nigel J.H. (26 Ergebnisse)

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Softcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. The floodplain forests of the Amazon, the world's largest river, are among the most threatened habitats in South America. Yet little is known about how these unique, seasonally flooded forests were used in the past, or their current importance to farmers, livestock owners, and fisherfolk. This book explores the natural history knowledge of the floodplain inhabitants and how we might better use their knowledge to promote sound conservation and development policies. Minimal shelfwear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

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Paperback. Zustand: New. The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last major agricultural frontier of the Americas. This unique habitat, inundated in some places to a depth of thirty feet a year, contains a marvellous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped--fruit, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal plants. While the floodplain has great potential for food production, its natural resource base is becoming increasingly threatened by ranching and agricultural expansion and impaired by inappropriate land-use practices. This important book, based both on field observations carried out over the past quarter century and historical material, demonstrates that knowledge possessed by area dwellers offers vital insights for promoting the sound economic development of the floodplain. Nigel Smith argues for the importance of balance between land-use systems, and suggests that research and development should be realigned to incorporate both modern science and traditional systems. Beautifully illustrated with the author's own photographs, this authoritative volume explores a broad range of ecological, historical, cultural, and socioeconomic issues, and offers practical suggestions for developing the floodplain that enhance, rather than destroy, biodiversity.

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Zustand: New. The floodplain forests of the Amazon are among the most threatened habitats in South America. This habitat contains a marvellous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped. This book explores the natural history knowledge of the floodplain inhabitants and how we might better use their knowledge to promote conservation. Num Pages: 24 pages, 86 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; KCM; RNF; RNU; TV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 334 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424. . 1999. Paperback. . . . .

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Zustand: New. The floodplain forests of the Amazon are among the most threatened habitats in South America. This habitat contains a marvellous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped. This book explores the natural history knowledge of the floodplain inhabitants and how we might better use their knowledge to promote conservation. Num Pages: 24 pages, 86 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; KCM; RNF; RNU; TV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 334 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424. . 1999. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Zustand: New. The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last major agricultural frontier of the Americas. This unique habitat, inundated in some places to a depth of thirty feet a year, contains a marvellous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped--fruit, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal plants. While the floodplain has great potential for food production, its natural resource base is becoming increasingly threatened by ranching and agricultural expansion and impaired by inappropriate land-use practices. This important book, based both on field observations carried out over the past quarter century and historical material, demonstrates that knowledge possessed by area dwellers offers vital insights for promoting the sound economic development of the floodplain. Nigel Smith argues for the importance of balance between land-use systems, and suggests that research and development should be realigned to incorporate both modern science and traditional systems. Beautifully illustrated with the author's own photographs, this authoritative volume explores a broad range of ecological, historical, cultural, and socioeconomic issues, and offers practical suggestions for developing the floodplain that enhance, rather than destroy, biodiversity.

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The floodplain forest of the worlds mightiest river, the Amazon, is one of the last major agricultural frontiers. Inhabitants of this bountiful environment have long harvested its wealth of plant and animal resources for a wide array of products, especially fruits, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal plants. While the Amazon floodplain has great potential for food production, this unique habitat, inundated every year to a depth of up to 30 feet, isincreasingly threatened by ranching and agricultural expansion, and its natural resource base is being impaired by inappropriate land-use practices.In this book, geographer NigelSmith reviews the natural history of the area from the people's perspective, offering a large-scale portrayal of the culture of the region not found in most books on Amazonia. The book investigates how the ways in which people make a living are entwined with religious and spiritual beliefs, as well as with nature. Smith challenges the notion that the Amazon basin is a demographic void and a cultural backwater, arguing that the region, densely settled in the past, could again become aprosperous agricultural area. He points out that the local inhabitants' knowledge of the basins natural history is a vital--and sorely overlooked--resource for sound economic development. Topics exploredinclude ecological, cultural, and socioeconomic issues surrounding animal husbandry, domestication of game, annual cropping, agroforestry, and the gathering of forest products. Examining the historical dimensions of various land uses, Smith suggests practical ways to develop the floodplain that enhance, rather than destroy, biodiversity.A pathbreaking study, impeccably researched and beautifully illustrated, this book will interest a broad audience of individuals andorganizations concerned with the development and conservation of rainforests and wetlands. The floodplain forests of the Amazon are among the most threatened habitats in South America. This habitat contains a marvellous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped. This book explores the natural history knowledge of the floodplain inhabitants and how we might better use their knowledge to promote conservation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Amazon River Forest | A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People | Nigel Smith | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 1999 | Oxford University Press | EAN 9780195126839 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.