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245 00 a| Nature's geography :b| new lessons for conservation in developing countries /c| edited by Karl S. Zimmerer and Kenneth R. Young.;

260 a| Madison, Wis. :b| The University of Wisconsin Press,c| 1998.;

300 a| xvi, 351 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| pt. 1. The conservation challenges of forest loss and fragmentation. Landscape change and resource conservation along the Tana River, Kenya / Kimberly E. Medley. Forest landscape dynamics and panda conservation in southwestern China / Alan H. Taylor and Qin Zisheng. Deforestation in landscapes with humid forests in the central Andes: patterns and processes / Kenneth R. Young. Monitoring forests in the Andes using remote sensing: an example from southern Ecuador / Fernando R. Echavarria -- pt. 2. The conservation challenges of disturbances in high mountains. Fire management and natural landscapes in the Chirripó Páramo, Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica / Sally P. Horn. Human impact on the High Páramo landscape of the Venezuelan Andes / Francisco L. Pérez. Grazing the forest, shaping the landscape? Continuing the debate about forest dynamics in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal / Barbara Brower and Ann Dennis -- pt. 3. Land use in settled areas and the prospects for conservation-with-development. Biogeography of land-use impacts in the Near East / Mark A. Blumler. The interaction of grazing history with rainfall and its influence on annual rangeland dynamics in the Sahel / Matthew D. Turner. Disturbances and diverse crops in the farm landscapes of highland South America / Karl S. Zimmerer. The ecology, use, and conservation of temperate and subalpine forest landscapes of West Central Nepal / John J. Metz. Ethnobotanical knowledge and environmental risk: foragers and farmers in northern Borneo / Robert A. Voeks.;

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Nature's geography : new lessons for conservation in developing countries / edited by Karl S. Zimmerer and Kenneth R. Young.

Other author	Zimmerer, Karl S.
Other author	Young, Kenneth R.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Madison, Wis. : The University of Wisconsin Press, 1998.
Description	xvi, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Landscape changes--Developing countries. Biodiversity conservation--Developing countries. Conservation of natural reources--Developing countries. Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Contents	pt. 1. The conservation challenges of forest loss and fragmentation. Landscape change and resource conservation along the Tana River, Kenya / Kimberly E. Medley. Forest landscape dynamics and panda conservation in southwestern China / Alan H. Taylor and Qin Zisheng. Deforestation in landscapes with humid forests in the central Andes: patterns and processes / Kenneth R. Young. Monitoring forests in the Andes using remote sensing: an example from southern Ecuador / Fernando R. Echavarria -- pt. 2. The conservation challenges of disturbances in high mountains. Fire management and natural landscapes in the Chirripó Páramo, Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica / Sally P. Horn. Human impact on the High Páramo landscape of the Venezuelan Andes / Francisco L. Pérez. Grazing the forest, shaping the landscape? Continuing the debate about forest dynamics in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal / Barbara Brower and Ann Dennis -- pt. 3. Land use in settled areas and the prospects for conservation-with-development. Biogeography of land-use impacts in the Near East / Mark A. Blumler. The interaction of grazing history with rainfall and its influence on annual rangeland dynamics in the Sahel / Matthew D. Turner. Disturbances and diverse crops in the farm landscapes of highland South America / Karl S. Zimmerer. The ecology, use, and conservation of temperate and subalpine forest landscapes of West Central Nepal / John J. Metz. Ethnobotanical knowledge and environmental risk: foragers and farmers in northern Borneo / Robert A. Voeks.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	98025743
ISBN	0299159108 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0299159140 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Nature's geography : new lessons for conservation in developing countries / edited by Karl S. Zimmerer and Kenneth R. Young.

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