Nigel J. H. Smith The Amazon River Forest (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)All Tariffs and Duties included - no additional charges
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Nigel J. H. Smith The Amazon River Forest (Hardback) (UK IMPORT). Author: Nigel J. H. Smith. 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. Further DetailsTitle: The Amazon River Forest Condition: New Author: Nigel J. H. Smith Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Format: Hardback EAN: 9780195122077 ISBN-10: 0195122070 Subtitle: A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People Release Date: 03/04/1999 ISBN: 9780195122077 Edition: Illustrated Genre: Science Nature & Math Language: English Topic: Technology & Engineering, Business & Finance, Home Garden & Pets Item Weight: 658g Type: Development Item Length: 173mm Item Height: 254mm Description: 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. Item Width: 13mm Release Year: 1999 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
