Resources Tagged: Rainforest
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When Bill and his wife Wendy set up home six years ago in the middle of Queensland's tropical jungle, the majical colours, shapes and textures of the truits that surrounded them prompted the Coopers into action. Together, they have colleted and recorded--and Bill has illustrated with remarkable...
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1994-03-01 Forest management is no longer the concern of foresters alone, and the fate of the tropical forests is increasingly dependent on the underastanding of intrested people outside the profession.Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforest in Ugandaintends to explain the research done in Uganda to...
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This book analyses the fundamental reasons for the dwindling areas of natural forest. The authors draw attention to the need to study and understand the functioning of these great natural plant communities before they are lost, not just in view of their scientific value, but also because they...
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Key Resource 1980-01-19 The first part of the book, which assumes an elementary knowledge of agriculture, biology, and allied sciences, covers in detail the methods best suited to the cultivation of crops in the wet tropics. It advocates the use of intensive systems of agriculture which are less destructive to the...
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1990-01-01 In each of these six case studies-the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Burma- the author sets out the environmental, human and economic consequences of forest destruction. He shows how its causes are rooted in an exploitation of natural resources for Western...