This is a wide-ranging collection of essays written by experts in the field. The variety of topics provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia. Topics include the impact of industrialization in Mongolia, environmental policies of the nation, the status of modern biotechnology in Mongolia, Mongolian dairy products, traditional husbandry techniques practised by nomadic people, a description of medicinal plants and their uses in Mongolian traditional medicine, descriptions of unique Mongolian birds, fishes and microbiota, discussion of the fascinating flora and fauna of the Gobi region, and a conservation case-study of the endangered Gobi bear.
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Raymond A. Zilinskas is Senior Scientist at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.
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Industrialization in the 20th century brought unprecedented changes to the land of Chinggis Khan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diagonal body length, rgya mtso, strictly protected area, lakes hollow, herder family, reproductive episode, chestnut soils, ground jay, penduline tit, avian fauna, microbial resources, wild camels, milk acid, cellulolytic bacteria, great bustard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
State Publishing House, Central Asian, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Chemical Composition, English Name, Mongolian Name, Nauka Press, Mongolian People's Republic, Institute of Biotechnology, Lake Khuvsgul, Experimental Biology, Tsagaan Bogd, Soviet Union, Trans-Altai Gobi, Abstracts of the National Conference, Mongolian Red Book, Human Development Report Mongolia, Mongol Daurian, National Statistical Office of Mongolia, Great Lakes Hollow, Helen Zilinskas, Lake Baikal, Mongolian State University, Nauka Publishing House, New York New!
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diagonal body length, rgya mtso, strictly protected area, lakes hollow, herder family, reproductive episode, chestnut soils, ground jay, penduline tit, avian fauna, microbial resources, wild camels, milk acid, cellulolytic bacteria, great bustard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
State Publishing House, Central Asian, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Chemical Composition, English Name, Mongolian Name, Nauka Press, Mongolian People's Republic, Institute of Biotechnology, Lake Khuvsgul, Experimental Biology, Tsagaan Bogd, Soviet Union, Trans-Altai Gobi, Abstracts of the National Conference, Mongolian Red Book, Human Development Report Mongolia, Mongol Daurian, National Statistical Office of Mongolia, Great Lakes Hollow, Helen Zilinskas, Lake Baikal, Mongolian State University, Nauka Publishing House, New York New!
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- Medicinal Plants by Rh Value Publishing on 4 pages
- Statistical Yearbook 2002-2004 (Multilingual Edition) by United Nations on page 12, page 247, and Back Matter
- The Red Book (Learning Language Arts Through Literature) by Common Sense Press on page 40, page 104, and page 237
- The Secret History of the Mongols by Francis Woodman Cleaves on page 11, page 77, and page 170
- Actinomycetes in Biotechnology by Author Unknown on page 219, and page 221
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- Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists by Morris Rossabi in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Conserving Biodiversity in Arid Regions: Best Practices in Developing Nations by J. Lemons on page 156
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