Floods of fortune : ecology and economy along the Amazon / Michael Goulding, Nigel J.H. Smith, Dennis J. Mahar.
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TextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 1996.Description: vi, 193 p. : col. ill., maps ; 27 cmISBN: - 0231104200 (cloth)
- 0231104219 (pbk.)
- 9780231104203
- 9780231104210
- Ecosystem management -- Amazon River Valley
- Endangered ecosystems -- Amazon River Valley
- Floodplain ecology -- Amazon River Valley
- Man -- Influence on nature -- Amazon River Valley
- Ecology
- Floodplain ecology
- Human influence on nature
- Amazon River Valley -- Environmental conditions
- Amazon River Valley -- Environmental aspects
- 577/.0981/1 21
- QH77.A53 G68 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.
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Looks at the Amazonian floodplain, describing the diverse plant and animal life found in and along the river, and discusses the history and future of the region which has been endangered by destructive environmental practices.
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