Human ecology in the tropics /

Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology, Volume 9: Human Ecology in the Tropics covers papers related to the impact of human on the natural ecosystems in tropical countries. The volume presents papers about the operation of typical plant-soil systems in relation to human activity in W...

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Corporate Authors: ScienceDirect (Online service), British Ecological Society. Tropical Group
Other Authors: Garlick, J. P. (James Patton) (Editor), Keay, R. W. J. (Ronald William John) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, [1970]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology ; v. 9.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology, Volume 9: Human Ecology in the Tropics covers papers related to the impact of human on the natural ecosystems in tropical countries. The volume presents papers about the operation of typical plant-soil systems in relation to human activity in West Africa; the interrelationships of habitat, economy, and society among three Guiana people; tropical health; and the use and production of tropical food potentials. The book also describes papers about the ecology of African schistosomiasis, as well as the interaction between the trypanosome-tse.
Item Description:"[Papers of a] symposium ... jointly arranged by the Tropical Group of the British Ecological Society and the Society for the Study of Human Biology."
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 112 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781483160696
1483160696