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Enduring Seeds
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Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; RNK; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
As biological diversity continues to shrink at an alarming rate, the loss of plant species poses a threat seemingly less visible than the loss of animals but in many ways more critical. In this book, one of America's leading ethnobotanists warns about our loss of natural vegetation and plant diversity while providing insights into traditional Native agricultural practices in the Americas. Gary Paul Nabhan here reveals the rich diversity of plants found in tropical forests and their contribution to modern crops, then tells how this diversity is being lost to agriculture and lumbering. He then relates "local parables" of Native ... Read more
As biological diversity continues to shrink at an alarming rate, the loss of plant species poses a threat seemingly less visible than the loss of animals but in many ways more critical. In this book, one of America's leading ethnobotanists warns about our loss of natural vegetation and plant diversity while providing insights into traditional Native agricultural practices in the Americas. Gary Paul Nabhan here reveals the rich diversity of plants found in tropical forests and their contribution to modern crops, then tells how this diversity is being lost to agriculture and lumbering. He then relates "local parables" of Native ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816522590
SKU
V9780816522590
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