The Palm - Tree of Life
Author : Michael J. Balick
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Page : 282 pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 1988
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Author : Michael J. Balick
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Page : 282 pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 1988
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,76 MB
Release : 1986
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Author : Michael J. Balick
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Page : 282 pages
File Size : 31,88 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Palms
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Author : Society for Economic Botany (U.S.). Meeting
Publisher : New York Botanical Garden PressDept
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,10 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780893273262
Taxonomic overview. Biology and ecology. Reproductive biology. Ecology and physiology. Utilization. Ethnobotanical considerations. Domestication, commercialization and management. Conservation.
Author : Kent Hubbard Redford
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 16,42 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231076029
Experts from both the natural and social sciences provide vital information for understanding the interactions of forest peoples and forest resources in the lowland tropics of Central and South America. They investigate patterns of traditional resource use, evaluate existing research, and explore new directions for furthering the conservationist agenda.
Author : Andrew Millington
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 10,52 MB
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1446254453
A superb resource for understanding the diversity of the modern discipline of biogeography, and its history and future, especially within geography departments. I expect to refer to it often. - Professor Sally Horn, University of Tennessee "As you browse through this fine book you will be struck by the diverse topics that biogeographers investigate and the many research methods they use.... Biogeography is interdisciplinary, and a commonly-voiced concern is that one biogeographer may not readily understand another′s research findings. A handbook like this is important for synthesising, situating, explaining and evaluating a large literature, and pointing the reader to informative publications." - Geographical Research "A valuable contribution in both a research and teaching context. If you are biologically trained, it provides an extensive look into the geographical tradition of biogeography, covering some topics that may be less familiar to those with an evolution/ecology background. Alternatively, if you are a geography student, researcher, or lecturer, it will provide a useful reference and will be invaluable to the non-biogeographer who suddenly has the teaching of an introductory biogeography course thrust upon them." - Adam C. Algar, Frontiers of Biogeography The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography is a manual for scoping the past, present and future of biogeography that enable readers to consider, where relevant, how similar biogeographical issues are tackled by researchers in different ′schools′. In line with the concept of all SAGE Handbooks, this is a retrospective and prospective overview of biogeography that will: Consider the main areas of biogeography researched by geographers Detail a global perspective by incorporating the work of different schools of biogeographers Ecplore the divergent evolution of biogeography as a discipline and consider how this diversity can be harnessed Examine the interdisciplinary debates that biogeographers are contributing to within geography and the biological sciences. Aimed at an international audience of research students, academics, researchers and practitioners in biogeography, the text will attract interest from environmental scientists, ecologists, biologists and geographers alike.
Author : R. Büttner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 3698 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 2001-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540410171
With contributions by numerous experts
Author : Nigel Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 39,81 MB
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319055097
This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and historically. Palms are a prominent feature of many landscapes in Amazonia, and they are important culturally, economically, and for a variety of ecological roles they play. Humans have been reorganizing the biological furniture in the region since the first hunters and gatherers arrived over 20,000 years ago.
Author : Nicholas C. Kawa
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 10,21 MB
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1477308016
Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes from the vantage point of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Drawing from extensive ethnographic research, Nicholas Kawa examines how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have shaped their environment, describing in vivid detail their use and management of the region’s soils, plants, and forests. At the same time, he highlights the ways in which the Amazonian environment resists human manipulation and control—a vital reminder in this time of perceived human dominance. Written in engaging, accessible prose, Amazonia in the Anthropocene offers an innovative contribution to debates about humanity’s place on the planet, encouraging deeper ecocentric thinking and a more inclusive vision of ecology for the future.
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Page : 526 pages
File Size : 30,13 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Palms
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