Insatiable appetite : the United States and the ecological degradation of the tropical world /

This text presents a history of the transformation of the tropics in modern times, pointing ultimately to the declining biodiversity that has resulted from the domestication of widely varied natural systems.

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Tucker, Richard P., 1938-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Berkeley : University of California Press ©2000.
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnxtd
Descripció
Sumari:This text presents a history of the transformation of the tropics in modern times, pointing ultimately to the declining biodiversity that has resulted from the domestication of widely varied natural systems.
Descripció física:1 online resource (xiii, 551 pages) : maps
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-524) and index.
ISBN:9780520923812
0520923812
0585390088
9780585390086
0520220870
9780520220874
1282356453
9781282356450