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In tropical developing countries farmers tend to grow a wide range of crops in a small area for subsistence or sale. To make full use of often limited resources, a good understanding of how environmental conditions affect the characteristics and performance of these crops is essential. This book...
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01/01/2015 The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia,and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology.It is asequel to the...
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01/01/1998 The most comprehensive field guide available to the flora and fauna of Florida--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of...
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Decisions made over the next decaide--the "Decade of the Tropics"--will establish the terms of humanity's coexistence with the millions of species with which we share the planet. Though the consequences of evolutionary negligence loom large, the tools with which to exercise evolutionary...
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This book has two purposes: to serve as a textbook in a college course, especially one designed to precede courses in plant ecology, vertebrate ecology, microbial ecology, marine ecology, etcs., as well as various applied phases and to serve as a reference for the specialist, the naturalist and...
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10/04/2001 248 pp. For generations, humans have depended on trees for food, shelter, livelihood and safety. As author Gene Logsdon puts it, "We are all tree huggers." But not just for sentimental or even environmental reasons. Humans have always depended on trees for our food, shelter, livelihood, and...
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Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition ofThe Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story, Elzéard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence...
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01/01/2007 Los objectives de esta obra son: Clarificar, simplificar y poner en contexto los de la conservacion ecologica; Proveer un recurso interactivo y divertido que despierte el interes y creatividad de los alumnos y maetros; Hacerque los alumnos mejoren en sus estudios, especialmente con respecto al...
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01/01/2021 Satisfying consumer needs through the production of healthy and nutritious agricultural products is a substantial challenge facing modern agriculture. However, agricultural production should be carried out with care for plant health, biological safety of products, and environmental safety while...
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01/01/1994 *Available only in Spanish. This Book collects and extends the broad ideas exposed in the illustration. It methodically analyzes the main activities related to peasant life and the simple ways that exist to make them more productive and less harmful to man and his environment. Through a patient...
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