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Man's environmental predicament : an introduction to human ecology in tropical Africa / created by D. F. Owen

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford University Press, 1973Copyright date: ©1973Description: x, 214, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0192156500
  • 0192850628
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH541.5 OWE
Contents:
The environment and the people Population Life and death in rural Africa Life and death in urban Africa The ecology of cultivation Weeds, pests, and diseases of cultivation Wild and domestic animals Food and nutrition Human diseases Natural selection and genetics The ecology of development
Summary: Interdisciplinary research study of ecology, the environment and tribal peoples in the tropical zone of Africa - covers demography, plant ecology, animal ecology, weeds, pests, plant diseases, food, nutrition, tropical diseases, genetics, etc., and considers some implications for economic development. Bibliography pp. 199 to 208, illustrations, maps, references and statistical tables
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Book Book Main Library Open Shelf GF541.5 OWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 16532 Available BK18222
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf GF541.5 OWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 16530 Available BK18353
Binding section Binding section Main Library Open Shelf GF541.5 OWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 16231 Not for loan BK18287
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf GF541.5 OWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 16533 Available BK8862

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The environment and the people Population Life and death in rural Africa Life and death in urban Africa The ecology of cultivation Weeds, pests, and diseases of cultivation Wild and domestic animals Food and nutrition Human diseases Natural selection and genetics The ecology of development

Interdisciplinary research study of ecology, the environment and tribal peoples in the tropical zone of Africa - covers demography, plant ecology, animal ecology, weeds, pests, plant diseases, food, nutrition, tropical diseases, genetics, etc., and considers some implications for economic development. Bibliography pp. 199 to 208, illustrations, maps, references and statistical tables

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