Author: P. BleekerPublisher:
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Category : Soils
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Soils of Papua New Guinea
Author: P. BleekerFood and Agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Author: R. Michael BourkePublisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1921536616
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
Agriculture dominates the rural economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG). More than five million rural dwellers (80% of the population) earn a living from subsistence agriculture and selling crops in domestic and international markets. Many aspects of agriculture in PNG are described in this data-rich book. Topics include agricultural environments in which crops are grown; production of food crops, cash crops and animals; land use; soils; demography; migration; the macro-economic environment; gender issues; governance of agricultural institutions; and transport. The history of agriculture over the 50 000 years that PNG has been occupied by humans is summarised. Much of the information presented is not readily available within PNG. The book contains results of many new analyses, including a food budget for the entire nation. The text is supported by 165 tables and 215 maps and figures.
Bibliography of Soils of the Tropics: Tropics in general, and islands of Pacific and Indian Ocean
Author: Arnold Clifford OrvedalPublisher:
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Category : Soils
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Bibliography of the Soils of the Tropics, Vol. 4
Author: Arnold Clifford OrvedalPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A Handbook of Soil Terminology, Correlation and Classification
Author: Pavel KrasilnikovPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136546634
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Soil classification and terminology are fundamental issues for the clear understanding and communication of the subject. However, while there are many national soil classification systems, these do not directly correlate with each other. This leads to confusion and great difficulty in undertaking comparative scientific research that draws on more than one system and in making sense of international scientific papers using a system that is unfamiliar to the reader. This book aims to clarify this position by describing and comparing different systems and evaluating them in the context of the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources. The latter was set up to resolve these problems by creating an international 'umbrella' system for soil correlation. All soil scientists should then classify soils using the WRB as well as their national systems. The book is a definitive and essential reference work for all students studying soils as part of life, earth or environmental sciences, as well as professional soil scientists. Published with International Union of Soil Sciences
Soils of Papua New Guinea
Author: Pieter BleekerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780080329161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Soils
Author: Thomas Ronal PatonPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 100094882X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Offers a perspective on soils as earth materials, which establishes a pedological hierarchy of materials, processes and factors, and their rationalization in terms of plate tectonics. The book should interest soil and earth scientists.
The Environment and Soils of Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, with Particular Reference to Soil Erosion
Author: G. S. HumphreysPublisher:
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Category : Chimbu (Papua New Guinea)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Ecology of Indonesian Papua Part One
Author: Andrew J. MarshallPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906796
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Ecology of Papua provides a comprehensive review of current scientific knowledge on all aspects of the natural history of western (Indonesian) New Guinea. Designed for students of conservation, environmental workers, and academic researchers, it is a richly detailed text, dense with biogeographical data, historical reference, and fresh insight on this complicated and marvelous region. We hope it will serve to raise awareness of Papua on a global as well as local scale, and to catalyze effective conservation of its most precious natural assets. New Guinea is the largest and highest tropical island, and one of the last great wilderness areas remaining on Earth. Papua, the western half of New Guinea, is noteworthy for its equatorial glaciers, its vast forested floodplains, its imposing central mountain range, its Raja Ampat Archipelago, and its several hundred traditional forest-dwelling societies. One of the wildest places left in the world, Papua possesses extraordinary biological and cultural diversity. Today, Papua’s environment is under threat from growing outside pressures to exploit its expansive forests and to develop large plantations of oil palm and biofuels. It is important that Papua’s leadership balance economic development with good resource management, to ensure the long-term well-being of its culturally diverse populace.
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