Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous PeoplesJones and Bartlett, 1999 - 250 pages The health of Native Americans is intimately tied to the health of the environment. Yet abuses of land, water, and air continue to compromise the health of native people and their land rights. This fascinating book explores this intimate relationship between people and the land, and environment and health. Here is an important message for health care providers, ecologists, and those who attempt to live their lives in harmony with the earth. |
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Page 158
... forests of the north , the tropical rain forest appears as a jumble of vegetation . Lianas or vines and epiphytes2 such as orchids , and bromilliads3 all contribute to the chaos . Over millions of years , plants in the rain forest have ...
... forests of the north , the tropical rain forest appears as a jumble of vegetation . Lianas or vines and epiphytes2 such as orchids , and bromilliads3 all contribute to the chaos . Over millions of years , plants in the rain forest have ...
Page 159
... forest floor . The upper canopy of the rain forest receives the most rain and sun . Being exposed to the highest level of sunlight , it is in the canopy where the greatest levels of photosynthesis occur . It is also at this level that ...
... forest floor . The upper canopy of the rain forest receives the most rain and sun . Being exposed to the highest level of sunlight , it is in the canopy where the greatest levels of photosynthesis occur . It is also at this level that ...
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... forest . Rondonia Province at the end of the high- way continues to be deforested at an alarming rate . By the year 2000 , at the rate of current destruction , only 20 percent of the forest will remain intact . Indigenous people living ...
... forest . Rondonia Province at the end of the high- way continues to be deforested at an alarming rate . By the year 2000 , at the rate of current destruction , only 20 percent of the forest will remain intact . Indigenous people living ...
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Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous Peoples Lorelei A. Lambert Limited preview - 1999 |
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