Rain Harvesting In The Rainforest
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Rain Harvesting In The Rainforest
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Author : Helga Geovannini Acuña
language : en
Publisher: BAR International Series
Release Date : 2008
Rain Harvesting In The Rainforest written by Helga Geovannini Acuña and has been published by BAR International Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
The main subject discussed in this study is the way in which the ancient Maya of Calakmul (modern Mexico), who thrived between 900 B.C. to A.D. 1000, managed their landscape in order to survive in the tropical rainforest. Their lithic technology, the hot, humid climate with a prolonged dry season, the lack of permanent surface sources of fresh water, and thin soils, considered insufficient for sustained agricultural production, are factors that were addressed successfully by the Maya in developing their complex civilization. The author's research begins with landscape, archaeological, and edaphological analyses, after which she explores the areas most advantageous to permanent habitation, suitable agricultural zones, land potential of the region and the capability of the area for supporting population. In addition, a complex agricultural channel irrigation system is explored as a critical factor for managing productive terrain for agriculture in karstic depressions (bajos). Similarly, an impressive rain harvesting system is exposed as an option to optimize hydrological resources for canalizing excessive rain during the wet season and storing water during the dry period. Finally, a reconstruction of the agricultural landscape is proposed.
Sustainable Harvest And Marketing Of Rain Forest Products
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Author : Mark Plotkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992-07
Sustainable Harvest And Marketing Of Rain Forest Products written by Mark Plotkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-07 with Business & Economics categories.
Topics covered include the use and conservation of ethnobotanical information, the potential uses of nontimber forest products from various regions of the Neotropics, the development and use of plants as medicines, and the international marketplace for nontimber forest products and how it can best be created and reached. Because of their special significance, a separate section is devoted to uses and potential uses of palm products. Among the contributors are: Al Gentry, Missouri Botanical Garden; Steven R. King, Shaman Pharmaceuticals; Gary Paul Nabhan, Native Seed/SEARCH; Richard Evans Schultes, Botanical Museum of Harvard University; and others from around the globe. Mark Plotkin is vice president for the program in plant conservation, and Lisa Famolare is a program associate at Conservation International, an organization dedicated to the conservation of ecosystems and biological diversity worldwide.
The Tropical Rain Forest
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Author : Marius Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Tropical Rain Forest written by Marius Jacobs and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In recent years, tropical forests have received more attention and have been the subject of greater environmental concern than any other kind of vegetation. There is an increasing public awareness of the importance of these forests, not only as a diminishing source of countless products used by mankind, nor for their effects on soil stabilization and climate, but as unrivalled sources of what today we call biodiversity. Threats to the continued existence of the forests represent threats to tens of thousands of species of organisms, both plants and animals. It is all the more surprising, therefore, that there have been no major scientific accounts published in recent years since the classic handbook by Paul W. Richards, The Tropical Rain Forest in 1952. Some excellent popular accounts of tropical rain forests have been published including Paul Richard's The Life of the Jungle, and Catherine Caulfield's In the Rainforest and Jungles, edited by Edward Ayensu. There have been numerous, often conflicting, assessments of the rate of conversion of tropical forests to other uses and explanations of the underlying causes, and in 1978 UNESCO/UNEPI FAO published a massive report, The Tropical Rain Forest, which, although full of useful information, is highly selective and does not fully survey the enormous diversity of the forests.
Sustainable Harvesting Of Tropical Rainforests
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Author : J. K. Vanclay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Sustainable Harvesting Of Tropical Rainforests written by J. K. Vanclay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Forest ecology categories.
In The Rainforest
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Author : Catherine Caufield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
In The Rainforest written by Catherine Caufield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Nature categories.
Harvest Moonshine Taking You For A Ride
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Author : Stephen Corry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Harvest Moonshine Taking You For A Ride written by Stephen Corry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Environmental policy categories.
Tropical Rain Forest A Wider Perspective
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Author : F.B. Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Tropical Rain Forest A Wider Perspective written by F.B. Goldsmith and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Nature categories.
The international perspective for this book is the unprecedented level of concern over deforestation, recognized by the meeting of world leaders at the 1992 Earth Summit, in Rio do Janeiro, and culminating in the appoint ment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF), under the auspices of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The wide range of issues covered by the authors in this volume reflects the breadth of the interna tional debate, from national policies and activist campaigning, through eco nomic and social objectives, to the sustainable management of forest and soil resources. Since the conservation campaigns of the 1980s, the focus of international concern has widened from tropical rain forests to all forest formations, in all regions, with increased recognition of global values and common responsibil ities. However, while forest cover in some temperate countries is increasing, irrational deforestation, at historically unprecedented levels of damage to biodiversity and to other environmental values, remains most acute in tropi cal countries, where the need to use the natural resources for sustainable development is greatest, and the capability weakest. While accepting the urgency of the situation, and the need for greater coherence of action at a global level, the 1997 report of the IPF to the UN Commission emphasized the powers and responsibilities of national governments, and the importance of National Forest Programmes, but with the fuller participation of local communities, and with enhanced access to international assistance.
The Rainforest Harvest
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Author : Friends of the Earth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Rainforest Harvest written by Friends of the Earth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Forest conservation categories.
Breakfast Of Biodiversity
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Author : John H. Vandermeer
language : en
Publisher: Food First Books
Release Date : 1995
Breakfast Of Biodiversity written by John H. Vandermeer and has been published by Food First Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Nature categories.
A Silvicultural System For Natural Regeneration Of Tropical Rain Forest In Suriname
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Author : N. R. de Graaf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
A Silvicultural System For Natural Regeneration Of Tropical Rain Forest In Suriname written by N. R. de Graaf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Forest ecology categories.
Silviculture in Suriname; Celos silvicultural system: basic concepts, pratical aspects; Silvicultural experiments: introduction and methodology, experiment 65/3: growth and mortality in naturally regenerated mesopjytic forest, experiment 67/2: forest succession in mesophytic high forest after light exploitation, experiment 67/9A: natural regeneration techniques, experiment 67/9B: natural regeneration techniques, field trial.