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The Amazon River Forest - A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People (Hardcover)
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The Amazon River Forest - A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People (Hardcover)
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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.
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