The Amazon River Forest: A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People

by Nigel J.H. Smith

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The floodplain forest of the worlds mightiest river, the Amazon, is one of the last major agricultural frontiers. Inhabitants of this bountiful environment have long harvested its wealth of plant and animal resources for a wide array of products, especially fruits, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal plants. While the Amazon floodplain has great potential for food production, this unique habitat, inundated every year to a depth of up...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195126831

ISBN13:9780195126839

Release Date:January 1999

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:24 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Related Subjects

Agriculture Biological Sciences Biology & Life Sciences Brazil Clinical Conservation Earth Sciences Ecology Economics Ecosystems

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