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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Goulding; Nigel J H Smith; Dennis J Mahar |
| ISBN: | 0231104200 9780231104203 0231104219 9780231104210 |
| OCLC Number: | 32429597 |
| Description: | vi, 193 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | An endangered treasure -- Early fortune seekers and the loss of native peoples -- Boom and bust in modern times -- A wealth and waste of wildlife -- Fish as our ecosystem eyes -- Fruitful and frightened fisheries -- A deluge of useful plants -- Farming the floodplain -- Uncovering the treasure. |
| Responsibility: | Michael Goulding, Nigel J.H. Smith, Dennis J. Mahar. |
Abstract:
"Excellent photos accompany text that connects cultural and natural landscapes. Nine chapters examine problems and opportunities, settlement history, modern economic risks, and wildlife. Analyses concerning fish, plants, and floodplain agriculture are especially noteworthy. Excellent overview useful for both professionals and general public"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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- Endangered ecosystems -- Amazon River Valley.
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Amazon River Valley.
- Floodplain ecology -- Amazon River Valley.
- Amazon River Valley -- Environmental conditions.
- Ecosystem management -- Amazon River Valley.
- Ecology
- River Amazon
- Écosystèmes menacés -- Amazonie.
- Homme -- Influence sur la nature -- Amazonie.
- Écologie des plaines inondables -- Amazonie.
- Écosystèmes -- Gestion -- Amazonie.
- Environnement -- Amazonie.
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Nutzung
- Umweltschutz
- Amazonas-Gebiet
- écosystème -- gestion -- Amazone (cours d'eau)
- homme (être humain) -- influence exercée -- nature -- Amazone (cours d'eau)
- inondation -- Amazone (cours d'eau)
- Amazone (cours d'eau)

