Cattle, deforestation, and development in the Amazon : an economic, agronomic, and environmental perspective /

Cattle, deforestation, and development in the Amazon : an economic, agronomic, and environmental perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Faminow, M. D.
Imprint:	Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA : CAB International, c1998.
Description:	x, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ranching -- Environmental aspects -- Amazon River Region. Ranching -- Economic aspects -- Amazon River Region. Deforestation -- Amazon River Region. Rain forest ecology -- Amazon River Region. Deforestation. Rain forest ecology. Ranching -- Economic aspects. Ranching -- Environmental aspects. Amazon River Region.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3082630

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ISBN:	0851992307 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-247) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
1. Cattle and Development of the Amazon
2. Ecology of the Amazon
3. Agricultural Land-uses in the Amazon
4. Economic Valuation of Forests
5. Extent of Deforestation
6. Cattle as a Cause of Deforestation
7. Cattle Ranching Systems in the Amazon
8. Economics of Cattle Ranching in the Amazon
9. Sustainable Cattle Production in the Amazon
References
Index