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almafu_9958352162302883
Format:
1 online resource(xii,235p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. : Harvard University Press, 1984. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674418554
Content:
Sarmiento is an unquestionable authority on the grasslands of the New World. His book is the first modern, integrated view of the genesis and function of this important natural system--a synthesis of savanna architecture, seasonal rhythms, productive processes, and water and nutrient economy.
Content:
Savanna ecosystems play a major role in the natural landscape and in the economic life of vast areas of the tropics. These grasslands are inherently fragile, yet Third World economic development makes human exploitation inevitable. The question that remains is whether utilization of the savannas for agriculture and other purposes will create sustained economic growth or a desert waste. Guillermo Sarmiento is an unquestionable authority on the grasslands of the New World. His book is the first modern, integrated view of the genesis and function of this important natural system--a synthesis of savanna architecture, seasonal rhythms, productive processes, and water and nutrient economy. Sarmiento's emphasis is on the Venezuelan savannas that he has spent a lifetime studying, but his outlook is far broader. He makes frequent comparisons with other neotropical and tropical savannas and with temperate prairies, and he offers conclusions of global importance, not only for ecologists and agronomist but for anyone concerned with the politics of Third World development.
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Frontmatter --
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Author’s Acknowledgments --
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Translator’s Preface --
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Contents --
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1. The problem of the tropical savanna --
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2. The architecture of the savanna --
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3. The seasonal rhythms of the savanna species --
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4. The productive processes --
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5. Water economy --
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6. Nutrient economy --
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7. Synthesis and conclusions --
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References --
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Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674418547
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/harvard.9780674418554
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418554
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418554
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