Author: José Cândido de Melo CarvalhoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 94
Book Description
Considerações sobre o uso da terra na Amazônia brasileira
Author: José Cândido de Melo CarvalhoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Amazon
Author: H. SioliPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400965427
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
The Amazon -that name was given to the biggest river on earth and is often used for the whole area of its basin too. This geographical region is currently referred to as Amazonia, thus emphasizing the peculiar character of its aquatic and terrestrial reaches. The Amazon embodied the dream of many a naturalist to explore what for a long time was a terra incognita. In recent years, however, Amazonia has emerged as a main centre for 'development' by some of the countries in which it lies and by foreign industrialized nations. The development projects and enterprises have aroused woridwide interest and have given rise to discussions on their aims and their consequences to the Amazonian nature. Limnological and ecological investigations in Amazonia started only about 40 years ago. The editor had the good fortune to partake in them from the very beginning. He spent his decisive years in Amazonia, and dedicated his life's work to that research and to that country and the Amazonian people. Nearing the end of his scicntific activities, hc is gratcful to bc ablc to summarizc in this book most of the knowledge we possess at present of Amazonian limnology and landscape ecology.
Change in the Amazon Basin: Man's impact on forests and rivers
Author: John HemmingPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719009679
Category : Amazon River Region
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Dreams of Amazonia
Author: Roger D. StonePublisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Cattle, Deforestation, and Development in the Amazon
Author: Merle D. FaminowPublisher: Wallingford [England] : CAB International
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The large-scale destruction of tropical rain forests and the consequences of the loss of their rich, complex ecosystems is one of the most well-publicised, globally important environmental issues of the late twentieth century. The bulk of the remaining forest is to be found in the Amazon Basin, largely in Brazil and the rapid expansion of cattle ranching has been implicated as the main cause of irreversible deforestation in this part of South America over the last decade. This book brings together and critically assesses the economic, agronomic and environmental evidence for the benefits and costs of cattle ranching in the Amazon region. The ecology of the Amazon rain forest is described, along with methods of economic valuation of forests, agricultural systems in the Amazon, the history and underlying causes of its colonisation and the effects on land use, and the extent of deforestation. This leads on to a more detailed description of the cattle ranching systems employed in the Amazon, their economics and effects on the forest. In conclusion, the potential for sustainable cattle production in the Amazon is discussed. The product of considerable field research in Brazil by the author, this book presents a positive perspective on a highly controversial topic, in a uniquely systematic way and with far-reaching implications. It is an essential purchase for livestock economists, agronomists, foresters and environmentalists with an interest in South American and other tropical regions. It will also be a valuable source for advanced students of agronomy, animal science, agricultural economics and ecology.
Pecuária, uso da terra e desmatamento na Amazônia
Author: Monographic Series
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monographic series
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Considerações sobre a questão ecológica da Amazônia brasileira
Author: Clara Martins PandolfoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deforestation
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 76
Book Description
A Amazonia brasileira e a floresta amazonica; O atual processo de ocupacao; Os desmatamentos e as queimadas; Os solos amazonicos e sua aptidao natural; O papel ecologico-economico da floresta; Construcao de hidreletricas; O carvao vegetal como insumos de usinas siderurgicas; A garimpagem na Amazonia; A situacao da pesquisa na Amazonia.
Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Considerações sobre o uso racional dos solos da Amazônia Ocidental
Author: M. I. N. AlvarengaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 32
Book Description
O solo e à floresta em climax. O manejo adequado do solo é a base da explorações racional. Particularidades da região requerem tecnologias apropriadas.