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Floods of fortune : ecology and economy along the Amazon
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- Creator
- Michael Goulding, Nigel J.H. Smith, Dennis J. Mahar
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Columbia University Press, 1996
- Physical Details
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- vi, 193 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780231104203, 0231104200, 9780231104210, 0231104219
- OCLC
- ocm32429597
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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
Subjects
- Endangered ecosystems -- Amazon River Valley.
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Amazon River Valley.
- Floodplain ecology -- Amazon River Valley.
- Ecosystem management -- Amazon River Valley.
- Regional development -- Latin America.
Land Tenure Center
- Regional development -- Brazil.
Land Tenure Center
- Amazon River Valley -- Environmental conditions.