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Author : Carl L. Johannessen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Savannas of Interior Honduras written by Carl L. Johannessen and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl L. Johannessen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Geography of the Savannas of Interior Honduras written by Carl L. Johannessen and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: The physical setting; Human settlement; Livestock and its role in the Honduran economy; The modification of Savannas by the activities of man; Potential influences on the changes in vegetation on savannas in Honduras.
Author : Thomas R. Lombard
Publisher : Chicago ; New York : Brentano's
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New Honduras: Its Situation, Resources, Opportunities and Prospects written by Thomas R. Lombard and published by Chicago ; New York : Brentano's. This book was released on 1887 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : B. J. Huntley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642687865
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Ecology of Tropical Savannas written by B. J. Huntley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas A. Rumney
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810886375
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Geography of Central America and Mexico written by Thomas A. Rumney and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting the massive landscapes of North and South America is Mexico and Central America. An area of fascination and study for geographers and other scholars from around the world, these lands and peoples have played important roles in the discoveries and distributions of civilizations, resources, and nations for millennia. These regions have stimulated a large mass of research and publications across the many sub-disciplines of geography. The Geography of Central America and Mexico: A Scholarly Guide and Bibliography by Thomas A. Rumneycollects, organizes, and presents as many of these scholarly publications as possible to help and encourage efforts in the teaching, study, and continuing scholarship of the geography of this area, which covers Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, as well as the region as a whole. Beginning with the region as a whole, each chapter that follows, one per nation, is divided by specific sub-disciplines of geography: cultural geography, social geography, economic geography, historical geography, physical and environmental geography, political geography, and urban geography. Each section is then further divided into by document type: atlases, books, book chapters, articles from scholarly journals, master’s theses, and doctoral dissertations. Although the majority of entries recorded focus on English-language works, selected entries written in Spanish, as well as French, German, and other languages are also included (with these entries’ titles then translated into English and noted accordingly).
Author : F.B. Golley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642885330
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Tropical Ecological Systems written by F.B. Golley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1971 the International Society of Tropical Ecology and the International Association for Ecology held a meeting on Tropical Ecology, with an emphasis on organic production in New Delhi, India. At this meeting a Working Group on Tropical Ecology was organized, consisting of K. C. Misra (India), F. Malaisse (Zaire), E. Medina (Venezuela) and F. Golley (U.S.A.). The object of this Working Group was to stimulate interaction between tropical ecologists through future scientific meetings and other exchanges and communications. A second meeting of ISTE and INTECOL was held in Caracas, Venezuela in 1973, under the direction of Medina and Golley and sponsored by the Depart ment of Ecology, Institute Venezolano Investigaciones Cientificas (lVIC). The basic structure of the meeting was provided by series of invited papers which considered topics of special interest from both an applied and theoretical view. These included physiological ecology (Pannier), populations (Rabinovich), tropical savannas (Lamotte), rivers (Sioli), estuaries (Rodriguez), and island ecosystems (Mueller-Dombois). Contributed papers considered details of these and other ecological topics, including the application of ecology to human problems. The present volume includes the invited papers listed above and a sampling of contributed papers which together illustrate the trends of research in tropical ecology. The papers show that tropical ecology is a vigorous subject of research. While the papers in this volume do not provide reviews of all the topics of study in tropical ecology, they do present authoritative statements on progress in the major subject in the field.
Author : International Geographical Union. Commission on Humid Tropics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Ecology of the Forest/savanna Boundary written by International Geographical Union. Commission on Humid Tropics and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William J. Smole
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477300368
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book The Yanoama Indians written by William J. Smole and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yanoama are one of the most numerous remaining aboriginal populations of the South American tropical forests, and their large territory constitutes a significant culture region. Although other scholars (anthropologists, geneticists, linguists) have studied this contemporary "neolithic" population, this is the first geographic study of the Yanoama. It is also the only book to focus on the Yanoama highland core area—the Parima massif—and it is the first study to analyze Yanoama horticulture as an integral part of their ecosystem. The author is concerned principally with the spatial dimension as developed in Yanoama culture, with the spatial patterns of functioning systems, and with Yanoama ecology in this highland habitat. The natural environment is viewed, not as a cultural determinant, but as part of the total ecosystem. Livelihood activities constitute a major organizing theme and, among these, gardening receives the most attention. Frequently classified as a nomadic hunter-gatherer group, the Yanoama are found to have a deep-seated horticultural tradition, and many new data on this tradition are presented. As this study reveals, the Yanoama have created and maintained a cultural landscape that bears their distinctive stamp.
Author : Richard P. Tucker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742553651
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)
Download or read book Insatiable Appetite written by Richard P. Tucker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive and critical historical overview of the role played by the US as a developer and consumer of tropical nature. -- Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, LLC.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Technical Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew S. Goudie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119403731
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Human Impact on the Natural Environment written by Andrew S. Goudie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind’s impact on the Earth’s environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which climate changes and modifications in land cover may change the environment in coming decades. Thoroughly revised to cover the remarkable transformation in interest that humans are having in the environment, this book examines previously uncovered topics, such as rewilding, ecosystem services, techniques for study, novel and no analogue ecosystems, and more. It also presents the latest views on big themes such as human origins, the anthropocene, domestication, extinctions, and ecological invasions. Extensively re-written, Human Impact on the Natural Environment, Eighth Edition contains many new and updated statistical tables, figures, and references. It offers enlightening chapters that look at the past and present state of the world—examining our impact on the land itself and the creatures that inhabit it; the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams; and the climate and atmosphere. The book also takes a deep look at our future impact on the planet and its resources—our affect on the coastal environments, the cryosphere and the drylands, as well as the hydrological and geomorphological impacts. Fully updated to take account of recent advances in our understanding of global warming and other phenomena Offers current opinions on such topics as human origins, the anthropocene, domestication, extinctions, and ecological invasions Features a full-color presentation to allow for more and clearer photographs and diagrams Contains more international case studies than previous editions to balance UK examples Human Impact on the Natural Environment is essential reading for undergraduates in geography and environmental science, and for those who want a thorough, wide-ranging and balanced overview of the impacts of humans upon natural processes and systems from the Stone Age to the Anthropocene and who wish to understand the major environmental issues that concern the human race at the present time.
Author : Mark Bonta
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585442492
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Seven Names for the Bellbird written by Mark Bonta and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-17 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering intimate and unforgettable descriptions of the birds and people that inhabit Honduran landscapes, Seven Names for the Bellbird showcases the deep-rooted local traditions of bird appreciation and holds them up as a model for sound management of the environment. Through his appreciative recounting of local lore, author Mark Bonta makes the interaction between culture and avifauna in Latin America a key to better understanding the practice of biodiversity protection. He makes a significant contribution to the scarce anthropological and geographical literature on human-environment relationships in Central America and also provides wonderful stories of native birds and their human observers. After a decade in the field in Honduras, Mark Bonta came to realize that, contrary to outsiders’ general beliefs, the society he observed was predisposed “to like birds, to observe birds, to weave them into folklore, and to protect them on private property.” Bonta argues that if North Americans and Europeans paid real attention to local knowledge and practice—instead of condemning them out-of-hand and imposing new beliefs and techniques—they would learn that rural cultures offer alternative ways of accommodating habitats and wildlife. Bonta uses the concept of “conservation geography”—the study of human beings and their landscapes, with natural resource conservation in the forefront—to advance his argument. He describes many cases where local individuals and their traditional knowledge of birds contribute to a de facto variety of bird conservation that precedes or parallels “official” bird protection efforts. This book is not offered as “proof” that all birds have happy futures in the Neotropics. Bonta recognizes the ravages of both human pressures and natural disasters on the birds and forests. But he shows that in many instances, birds are safe and even thrive in the presence of local people, who “celebrate them just as often as they persecute them.”
Author : Conrad Joseph Bahre
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816536392
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book A Legacy of Change written by Conrad Joseph Bahre and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrival of Anglo settlers in the 1870s marked the beginning of major vegetation changes in southeastern Arizona, including an increase in woody plants in rangelands, the degradation of riparian wetlands, and the spread of non-native plants. While many of these changes have already been linked to human land-use through comparative photographs and historic descriptions, it has long been presumed that changes in the region's climate have also contributed to vegetation change. Geographer Conrad Bahre now challenges the view that these vegetation changes are due to climatic change. Correlating his own field research with archival records and photographs, Bahre demonstrates that most of the changes follow some type of human disturbance, such as cattle grazing, fuelwood cutting, wildfire suppression, agriculture, and road construction. Indeed, all available evidence suggests that Anglo settlement brought unprecedented changes to the land. Vegetation change in the American West has long been an issue of concern. This careful scrutiny of one corner of that region—one of the most ecologically diverse areas of the United States—shows how poorly understood is the relationship between human activities and vegetation. More important, it introduces new techniques for differentiating between natural and anthropogenic factors effecting vegetation change that can be used to help ecologists understand vegetation dynamics worldwide.
Author : George Lovell
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773572066
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Conquest and Survival in Colonial Guatemala written by George Lovell and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1992-03-03 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Conquest and Survival in Colonial Guatemala".
Author : University of California, Berkeley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (313 download)
Download or read book Commencement written by University of California, Berkeley and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 922 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Monthly Checklist of State Publications written by Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
Author : W. George Lovell
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806151161
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book “Strange Lands and Different Peoples” written by W. George Lovell and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guatemala emerged from the clash between Spanish invaders and Maya cultures that began five centuries ago. The conquest of these “rich and strange lands,” as Hernán Cortés called them, and their “many different peoples” was brutal and prolonged. “Strange Lands and Different Peoples” examines the myriad ramifications of Spanish intrusion, especially Maya resistance to it and the changes that took place in native life because of it. The studies assembled here, focusing on the first century of colonial rule (1524–1624), discuss issues of conquest and resistance, settlement and colonization, labor and tribute, and Maya survival in the wake of Spanish invasion. The authors reappraise the complex relationship between Spaniards and Indians, which was marked from the outset by mutual feelings of resentment and mistrust. While acknowledging the pivotal role of native agency, the authors also document the excesses of Spanish exploitation and the devastating impact of epidemic disease. Drawing on research findings in Spanish and Guatemalan archives, they offer fresh insight into the Kaqchikel Maya uprising of 1524, showing that despite strategic resistance, colonization imposed a burden on the indigenous population more onerous than previously thought. Guatemala remains a deeply divided and unjust society, a country whose current condition can be understood only in light of the colonial experiences that forged it. Affording readers a critical perspective on how Guatemala came to be, “Strange Lands and Different Peoples” shows the events of the past to have enduring contemporary relevance.
