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Book Synopsis Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics by :
Download or read book Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics written by and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1983 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crocodile farming in Papua New Guinea; Conclusions; Regulations, safeguards, and research needs; Crocodile farming around the world; Practical crocodile farming; Selected readings; Research contacts; Biographical sketches of panel members.
Book Synopsis Tropical Conservation by : A. Alonso Aguirre
Download or read book Tropical Conservation written by A. Alonso Aguirre and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tropics and subtropics are home to about 75% of the global human population. Cultural, economic, and political circumstances vary enormously across this vast geography of some 170 countries and territories. The regions not only harbor the world's poorest countries but their human populations are growing disproportionally faster than in temperate zones. Some countries are developing rapidly -- Brazil, China, India, and Mexico being obvious examples, while others still remain in the poverty trap. This region contains an astonishing proportion of global biodiversity; some 90% of plant and animal species by some measures. Its contribution to human well-being is astounding. It was the birthplace for our species; and it hosts a myriad of plant and animal species which products feed us, keep us healthy, and supply us with a variety of material goods. The tropics and subtropics are also a natural laboratory where some of humanity's most important scientific discoveries have been made. Such biodiversity has enormous implications for research priorities, capacity building, and policy to address the challenges of conserving this region. Tropical Conservation: Perspectives on Local and Global Priorities drew the majority of its contributors from this growing pool of scientists and practitioners working in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. It introduces important conservation concepts and illustrates their application as the authors directly capture real world experiences in their home countries in preventing biodiversity loss and sustaining ecological health. Today, no part of the world can be viewed in isolation, and we further codify and integrate a range of approaches for addressing global threats to nature and environmental sustainability, including climate change and emerging diseases. Five sections structure the major themes.
Book Synopsis Tropical Resources by : José I. Furtado
Download or read book Tropical Resources written by José I. Furtado and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1990 Tropical Resources presents in-depth coverage of the extremely diverse tropical environments, the resources to be found within the region and their production, and ecological management. The book discusses economic geography and ways of utilizing available resources, including those of tropical forests, wildlife, tidal wetlands and the sea. The book also include chapters on the development and land use of protected areas, the ecological aspects of pasture resources; and the impacts of economic development and population damage. In addition, studies are offered on tropical soils, including their distribution properties and management and the ecological processes at work in tropical forests. For geographers, economists and policymakers, the book provides a wealth of information on tropical resources and their potential development.
Book Synopsis The Preservation and Valuation of Biological Resources by : Gordon H. Orians
Download or read book The Preservation and Valuation of Biological Resources written by Gordon H. Orians and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tropical Resources by : J. I. Furtado
Download or read book Tropical Resources written by J. I. Furtado and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines opportunities for the commercial exploitation of natural resources in tropical regions. Among the 14 papers are discussions of economic geography, development and land use of protected areas, the ecological aspects of pasture resources, and the impact of development and population damage. Book club price, $24. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Crocodiles : proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist by :
Download or read book Crocodiles : proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Natural Resources in Tropical Countries by : Jin-Bee Ooi
Download or read book Natural Resources in Tropical Countries written by Jin-Bee Ooi and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Neunzehnhundersechsundachtzig Supplement by :
Download or read book Neunzehnhundersechsundachtzig Supplement written by and published by IRRI. This book was released on 1985 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crocodiles written by F. W. Huchzermeyer and published by CABI. This book was released on 2003-05-08 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive reference work on the biology, management and health of crocodiles, alligators and gharials. It is applicable to both farmed and captive animals.The introductory chapter describes crocodilian anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and behaviour. One chapter is devoted to important aspects of crocodile farming, namely nutrition; incubation of eggs; rearing; breeding; slaughter; and welfare. Subsequent chapters cover transmissible, nontransmissible and organ diseases, and diseases of eggs and hatchlings.
Author :National Research Council (U.S.A.). Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :59 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (483 download)
Book Synopsis Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics by : National Research Council (U.S.A.). Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation
Download or read book Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics written by National Research Council (U.S.A.). Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources by :
Download or read book Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tropical River Fisheries Valuation by :
Download or read book Tropical River Fisheries Valuation written by and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 2008 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wildlife Conservation Evaluation by : Michael Usher
Download or read book Wildlife Conservation Evaluation written by Michael Usher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid 1970s two events led me to get to know the Yorkshire Dales better than I had previously. Since 1964 I had been to the Malham Tarn Field Centre with groups of students, first from the University of Edinburgh and then from the University of York, and my family very much enjoyed the summer days we spent amid this magnificent hill scenery. In 1976, the British Ecological Society and the National Trust jointly worked on a survey of the biological interest of the National Trust properties of the Kent, East Anglian and Yorkshire Regions. Malham Tarn itself, and the surrounding farms, formed one of the twenty properties of the Yorkshire Region. I spent the bank holiday, that commemorated the Queen's Silver Jubilee, at Malham, looking fairly closely at the National Trust's landholding there. Miss Sarah Priest, who also looked at the National Trust properties, and I produced a report in late 1977, attempting both to describe and to evaluate the nature resources of the National Trust in Yorkshire. In the following year, 1978, the Nature Conservancy Council wanted to survey the whole of the upland area that was known as the Malhaml Arncliffe SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). A contract to look at such an exciting area, considering where boundaries should go, and looking to see if there were important areas of habitat that should be brought within the SSSI, was a superb practical antidote to an office in the University.
Book Synopsis Inside the Crocodile by : Trish Nicholson
Download or read book Inside the Crocodile written by Trish Nicholson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wilds of the most diverse nation on earth, while she copes with crocodiles under the blackboard and sorcery in the office, Trish Nicholson survives near-fatal malaria and mollifies irascible politicians and an ever-changing roster of bosses – realities of life for a development worker. With a background in anthropology and a successful management career in Europe, five years on a development project in the remote West Sepik province of Papua New Guinea more than fulfils Trish Nicholson’s desire for a challenge. In extreme tropical conditions, with few only sometimes-passable roads, travel is by a balus – an alarmingly tiny plane, landing on airstrips cut with grass knives and squeezed between mountains. Students build their own schools, babies’ weights are recorded in rice bags and women walk for days, carrying their produce to market. Physically tested by dense jungle and swaying vine bridges, Trish’s patience is stretched by nothing ever being what it seems and with ‘yes’ usually meaning ‘no’. Assignments in isolated outstations provide surreal moments, like the 80-year-old missionary in long friar’s robes revealing natty turquoise shorts as he tears away on an ancient motorbike. Adventures on nearby Pacific islands relieve the intensity of life in a close-knit community of nationals and a cosmopolitan mix of expat ‘characters’. Local women offer friendship, but their stories are often heart-breaking. More chaos arrives with Frisbee, the dog she inherits when the project manager leaves, along with other project expats. Tensions increase between local factions supporting the project and those who feel threatened by it – and stuck in the middle is Trish. Her emotionally engaging memoir Inside the Crocodile is full of humour, adventure, iron determination and... Frisbee the dog. It is beautifully illustrated with colour photos of Trish’s time there.
Book Synopsis Applications of Biotechnology in Traditional Fermented Foods by : National Research Council
Download or read book Applications of Biotechnology in Traditional Fermented Foods written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In developing countries, traditional fermentation serves many purposes. It can improve the taste of an otherwise bland food, enhance the digestibility of a food that is difficult to assimilate, preserve food from degradation by noxious organisms, and increase nutritional value through the synthesis of essential amino acids and vitamins. Although "fermented food" has a vaguely distasteful ring, bread, wine, cheese, and yogurt are all familiar fermented foods. Less familiar are gari, ogi, idli, ugba, and other relatively unstudied but important foods in some African and Asian countries. This book reports on current research to improve the safety and nutrition of these foods through an elucidation of the microorganisms and mechanisms involved in their production. Also included are recommendations for needed research.
Book Synopsis Lost Crops of Africa by : National Research Council
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-03-14 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club
Book Synopsis Crocodiles, Their Ecology, Management, and Conservation by :
Download or read book Crocodiles, Their Ecology, Management, and Conservation written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1989 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
