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The dry forests and woodlands of Africa : managing for products and services /
The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the conti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Washington, DC :
Earthscan,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Earthscan forest library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the continent's population. This unique book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods. Dry forest is defined as vegetation dominated by woody plants, primarily trees, the ca. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849776547 1849776547 9781849711319 1849711313 1136531386 9781136531385 1282789902 9781282789906 9786612789908 6612789905 |