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- Introduction
- What is a Tropical Rainforest?
- What Do We Mean When We Say the Amazon?
- Why is the Amazon Important?
- Geology, Soils and Vegetation
- Geological history - What is the geological history of Amazonia?
- Soils - Do large and diverse Amazonian rainforests thrive on poor soil?
- Terra preta - What is terra preta?
- Vegetation - What are the major forest and vegetation types in Amazonia?
- Savannas - What are savannas and how are they created?
- Tepuis - What are tepuis?
- Nutrient cycling - If the soils are so poor, how can lush rainforests flourish?
- Rivers
- The Amazon
- Source of the Amazon - What is the source of the Amazon River?
- River types - What are the various river types in Amazonia?
- Aquatic habitats - What are some of the characteristic aquatic habitats of Amazonia?
- Casiquiare canal - What is the Casiquiare Canal?
- Coral reef - Is there a coral reef in the Amazon?
- Indians
- 1492 population
- Languages - How many indigenous languages are there in Amazonia?
- Paleoindians, the first arrivals - When did the first humans arrive in Amazonia?
- Shamans - What is a Shaman?
- Shrunken heads - Shrunken heads: fact or fiction?
- Slash and burn agriculture - What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
- Uncontacted tribes - Do uncontacted tribes still exist?
- History
- The Struggle for the Amazon
- Treaty of Tordesillas - What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
- Aguirre - Was Werner Herzog's film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God," based on a historical figure?
- Teixeira - What role did Pedro Teixeira play in the colonization of the Amazon?
- Mapping - What is the history of the mapping of the Amazon?
- The Advent of the European Scientists
- Merian - Was the first European scientific explorer of the Amazon a woman?
- Darwin - What is the connection between the Amazon and the origins of the Theory of Evolution?
- Agassiz / Harvard
- Amazon Rubber and the Jari Project
- Rubber atrocities - What were the Putumayo Rubber Atrocities?
- Rubber as commodity - How Did Amazonian Rubber Become A Key Global Commodity?
- Rubber / Fordlandia - Why did Henry Ford fail at Fordlandia in Brazil?
- Jari Project - Fordlandia redux - What was the Jari Project, and why did it fail?
- Rondon / Mendes - Who were Cândido Rondon and Chico Mendes?
- Amazonian biota
- Animals
- Faunal origins - What is the origin of the Amazonian fauna?
- Vampire bats - Do vampire bats suck human blood?
- Spiders - How dangerous are Amazonian spiders?
- Cats, crocodilians and serpents - Do jaguars, crocs and snakes eat people in Amazonia?
- Frogs - Are there hallucinogenic frogs in the Amazon Rainforest?
- Pink dolphins - Are there pink dolphins in the Amazon?
- Fish diversity - Why does Amazonia harbor the most diverse freshwater fish fauna in the world?
- Candiru catfish - Is the tiny candiru catfish as terrifying as its reputation?
- Electric eels - How dangerous are electric eels?
- Piranhas - Do piranhas deserve their fearsome reputation?
- Sharks - Are there man-eating sharks in the Amazon?
- Plants
- Ayahuasca - What is ayahuasca?
- Bromeliads - What are the aerial aquaria of the Amazon?
- Coca - What is the traditional use of coca in the Amazon?
- Curare - What is Curare and Why is it Important?
- Lianas - Why are lianas so important and yet so poorly understood?
- Figs - Why are strangler figs not considered to be lianas?
- Palms - Why are palms the single most useful group of organisms to the indigenous peoples of the Amazon?
- Palms with economic promise - Which Amazonian palms offer the greatest economic promise for the future?
- Victoria lily - Did an Amazonian water lily serve as the inspiration for steel frame architecture?
- Threats
- Cattle - What is the role of cattle ranching in Amazonian agriculture?
- Dams - What is the status of hydroelectric dams in the Amazon?
- Gold - What is the impact of gold mining in the Amazon?
- Agriculture / Big - The Role of Export-Driven Large-Scale Agricultural Production in Deforestation
- Agriculture / Small - What is the role of small-scale farming in deforestation?
- Logging - What is the status of logging in the Amazon?
- Climate Change - How will climate change affect Amazonia?
- Deforestation - What drives deforestation in the Amazon?
- Oil and gas - What is the impact of oil and gas exploration on forest peoples?
- Overhunting - What is the impact of overhunting and overfishing on the Amazon?
- China - What is the Impact of China in Amazonia?
- Conclusion
- Conservation - How to Save the Amazon?
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Umwelt |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Ökologie |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780190668280 |
| ISBN-10: | 0190668288 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Plotkin, Mark J |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Maße: | 208 x 141 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mark J Plotkin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.03.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,301 kg |
- Introduction
- What is a Tropical Rainforest?
- What Do We Mean When We Say the Amazon?
- Why is the Amazon Important?
- Geology, Soils and Vegetation
- Geological history - What is the geological history of Amazonia?
- Soils - Do large and diverse Amazonian rainforests thrive on poor soil?
- Terra preta - What is terra preta?
- Vegetation - What are the major forest and vegetation types in Amazonia?
- Savannas - What are savannas and how are they created?
- Tepuis - What are tepuis?
- Nutrient cycling - If the soils are so poor, how can lush rainforests flourish?
- Rivers
- The Amazon
- Source of the Amazon - What is the source of the Amazon River?
- River types - What are the various river types in Amazonia?
- Aquatic habitats - What are some of the characteristic aquatic habitats of Amazonia?
- Casiquiare canal - What is the Casiquiare Canal?
- Coral reef - Is there a coral reef in the Amazon?
- Indians
- 1492 population
- Languages - How many indigenous languages are there in Amazonia?
- Paleoindians, the first arrivals - When did the first humans arrive in Amazonia?
- Shamans - What is a Shaman?
- Shrunken heads - Shrunken heads: fact or fiction?
- Slash and burn agriculture - What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
- Uncontacted tribes - Do uncontacted tribes still exist?
- History
- The Struggle for the Amazon
- Treaty of Tordesillas - What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
- Aguirre - Was Werner Herzog's film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God," based on a historical figure?
- Teixeira - What role did Pedro Teixeira play in the colonization of the Amazon?
- Mapping - What is the history of the mapping of the Amazon?
- The Advent of the European Scientists
- Merian - Was the first European scientific explorer of the Amazon a woman?
- Darwin - What is the connection between the Amazon and the origins of the Theory of Evolution?
- Agassiz / Harvard
- Amazon Rubber and the Jari Project
- Rubber atrocities - What were the Putumayo Rubber Atrocities?
- Rubber as commodity - How Did Amazonian Rubber Become A Key Global Commodity?
- Rubber / Fordlandia - Why did Henry Ford fail at Fordlandia in Brazil?
- Jari Project - Fordlandia redux - What was the Jari Project, and why did it fail?
- Rondon / Mendes - Who were Cândido Rondon and Chico Mendes?
- Amazonian biota
- Animals
- Faunal origins - What is the origin of the Amazonian fauna?
- Vampire bats - Do vampire bats suck human blood?
- Spiders - How dangerous are Amazonian spiders?
- Cats, crocodilians and serpents - Do jaguars, crocs and snakes eat people in Amazonia?
- Frogs - Are there hallucinogenic frogs in the Amazon Rainforest?
- Pink dolphins - Are there pink dolphins in the Amazon?
- Fish diversity - Why does Amazonia harbor the most diverse freshwater fish fauna in the world?
- Candiru catfish - Is the tiny candiru catfish as terrifying as its reputation?
- Electric eels - How dangerous are electric eels?
- Piranhas - Do piranhas deserve their fearsome reputation?
- Sharks - Are there man-eating sharks in the Amazon?
- Plants
- Ayahuasca - What is ayahuasca?
- Bromeliads - What are the aerial aquaria of the Amazon?
- Coca - What is the traditional use of coca in the Amazon?
- Curare - What is Curare and Why is it Important?
- Lianas - Why are lianas so important and yet so poorly understood?
- Figs - Why are strangler figs not considered to be lianas?
- Palms - Why are palms the single most useful group of organisms to the indigenous peoples of the Amazon?
- Palms with economic promise - Which Amazonian palms offer the greatest economic promise for the future?
- Victoria lily - Did an Amazonian water lily serve as the inspiration for steel frame architecture?
- Threats
- Cattle - What is the role of cattle ranching in Amazonian agriculture?
- Dams - What is the status of hydroelectric dams in the Amazon?
- Gold - What is the impact of gold mining in the Amazon?
- Agriculture / Big - The Role of Export-Driven Large-Scale Agricultural Production in Deforestation
- Agriculture / Small - What is the role of small-scale farming in deforestation?
- Logging - What is the status of logging in the Amazon?
- Climate Change - How will climate change affect Amazonia?
- Deforestation - What drives deforestation in the Amazon?
- Oil and gas - What is the impact of oil and gas exploration on forest peoples?
- Overhunting - What is the impact of overhunting and overfishing on the Amazon?
- China - What is the Impact of China in Amazonia?
- Conclusion
- Conservation - How to Save the Amazon?
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Umwelt |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Ökologie |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780190668280 |
| ISBN-10: | 0190668288 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Plotkin, Mark J |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Maße: | 208 x 141 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mark J Plotkin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.03.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,301 kg |
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