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UNINA9910814925603321 |
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Autore |
Rudel Thomas K. |
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Tropical forests : regional paths of destruction and regeneration in the late twentieth century / / Thomas K. Rudel |
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New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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0-231-13195-X |
0-231-50690-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Deforestation - Tropics |
Rain forest conservation |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes -- 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation -- 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection -- 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth -- 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests -- 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses -- 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? -- 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands -- 10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests -- Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed, global perspective on deforestation. With separate chapters on individual regions, including South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa, Rudel's work offers an up-to-date assessment of the world's tropical forests. In the concluding chapter, Rudel considers the implications of these trends and describes policy directions for conserving biodiversity and |
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promoting sustainable development in each region. |
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UNINA9910828256003321 |
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Titolo |
Respiratory tract mucus |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York : , : Elsevier/Excerpta Medica/North-Holland, , 1978 |
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9786613694119 |
9781280783722 |
1280783729 |
9780470720356 |
0470720352 |
9780470718049 |
0470718048 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium (new series) ; ; 54 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Symposium ... held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 22-24 March 1977." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Respiratory Tract Mucus; Contents; Chairman's opening remarks; Structure and function of mucus-secreting cells of cat and goose airway epithelium; Discussion; Site of synthesis, intracellular transport and secretion of glycoprotein in exocrine cells; Discussion; Stimulus-secretion coupling: variations on the theme of calcium-activated exocytosis involving cellular and extracellular sources of calcium; Discussion; Studies on the control of mucin production; Discussion; The roles of mediators, irritants and allergens in causing mucin secretion from the trachea; Discussion |
Regulation of Na+ and Cl- transport and mucous gland secretion in airway epithelium; Discussion; General Discussion II; General Discussion; Chemical aspects of tracheal glycoproteins; Discussion; The |
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glycoproteins of secretory cells in airway epithelium; Discussion; General Discussion III; Structure and function of mucus; Discussion; Nasal mucociliary clearance in man; Discussion; Tracheobronchial clearance in health and disease: with special reference to interciliary fluid; Discussion; The isolation and partial characterization of the major bronchial glycoproteins; Discussion |
General Discussion IV; Criteria for evaluating mucus functions and their disorders in chronic bronchitis; Discussion; Animal models in clinical disease; Discussion; Final discussion: Clinical aspects; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world. |
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