Arising initially from a conference, the papers published here have been integrated into book form to provide information on human activities and the tropical rainforest in the past and present, and on the possible future of the rainforest, in a unique way. Other books have considered some, but not all, of these themes; however, none has stressed the continuity of change over time and its possible outcome for the people of the forest as well as for the forest itself. Because of the approach taken, this book should appeal across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Indeed a prime aim has been to suggest that rainforest, because of its complexity and the complexity of people-rainforest relationships throughout time, deserves study from a broad perspective. This book poses more questions than answers about the rainforest and it is hoped that it will encourage readers to think about the rainforest in a wider way than hitherto. This book is aimed at geographers (physical and human), social anthropologists, archaeologists, pedologists, foresters and tropical botanists and will be of value to graduates of various disciplines setting out to research the rainforest.
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The concept of landscape sensitivity was introduced into thinking about geomorphological systems by Brunsden and Thornes (1979) and has been developed in the context of environmental change (Thomas and Allison 1993). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eucalypt planting, atmospheric energy budget, rainforest systems, increased surface albedo, regional atmospheric circulation, net radiative energy, surface evapotranspiration, landscape sensitivity, incoming moisture, deforested regions, ethnobiological knowledge, hillslope hollows, following deforestation, water vapour transport, moisture convergence, surface roughness length, rainforest peoples, surface energy budget, eucalypt plantations, rainforest areas, agroforestry systems, forest clearance, tropical deforestation, soil physical properties, following clearance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Cambridge University Press, Costa Rica, Maya Mountains, Papua-New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Middle America, Journal of Biogeography, Puerto Rico, Human Ecology, Selva Maya, Asian Perspectives, Australian National University, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Geological Society, Island Press, World Bank, Conservation International, Hong Kong, Blackwell Science Publications, Forestry Department, Journal of Field Archaeology, New Scientist New!
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The concept of landscape sensitivity was introduced into thinking about geomorphological systems by Brunsden and Thornes (1979) and has been developed in the context of environmental change (Thomas and Allison 1993). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eucalypt planting, atmospheric energy budget, rainforest systems, increased surface albedo, regional atmospheric circulation, net radiative energy, surface evapotranspiration, landscape sensitivity, incoming moisture, deforested regions, ethnobiological knowledge, hillslope hollows, following deforestation, water vapour transport, moisture convergence, surface roughness length, rainforest peoples, surface energy budget, eucalypt plantations, rainforest areas, agroforestry systems, forest clearance, tropical deforestation, soil physical properties, following clearance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Cambridge University Press, Costa Rica, Maya Mountains, Papua-New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Middle America, Journal of Biogeography, Puerto Rico, Human Ecology, Selva Maya, Asian Perspectives, Australian National University, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Geological Society, Island Press, World Bank, Conservation International, Hong Kong, Blackwell Science Publications, Forestry Department, Journal of Field Archaeology, New Scientist New!
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- Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and New Developments (One World Archaeology) by Jon G. Hather on 4 pages
- Landscape Sensitivity by David S. G. Thomas on 4 pages
- Mineral Nutrients in Tropical Forest and Savanna Ecosystems (Special Publication of the British Ecological Society, No 9) by J. Proctor on page 61, page 62, and page 63
- Nature and Dynamics of Forest-Savanna Boundaries by P. Furley on page 43, page 46, and page 131
- Conservation of Neotropical Forests by Kent H. Redford on page 127, page 130, and page 131
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