Floods of fortune: ecology and economy along the Amazon
"Excellent photos accompany text that connects cultural and natural landscapes. Nine chapters examine problems and opportunities, settlement history, modern economic risks, and wildlife. Analyses concerning fish, plants, and floodplain agriculture are especially noteworthy. Excellent overview u...
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| Summary: | "Excellent photos accompany text that connects cultural and natural landscapes. Nine chapters examine problems and opportunities, settlement history, modern economic risks, and wildlife. Analyses concerning fish, plants, and floodplain agriculture are especially noteworthy. Excellent overview useful for both professionals and general public"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ |
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ECOLOGYANDECONOMYALONGTHEAMAZON
MICHAELGOULDING
NIGELJHS-MITH
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COLUMBIAUNIVERSITYPRESS • NEW YORK
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments uii
1ANENDANGEREDTREASURE1
Focus on the Floodplain 2
Flooded Forests and Floating Meadows 8
The Human Problem and Opportunity 14
2EARLYFORTUNESEEKERSANDTHELOSSOFNATIVEPEOPLES 1Q
First Humans in the Amazon 19
Signs of Intensive Floodplain Agriculture 21
Conquest, Disease, and Slavery 25
Exports Based on Wild Products 0/the Forest 27
The Coming of the Rubber Tappers 31
3BOOMANDBUSTINMODERNTIMESJ7
Rise and Fall of the Jute Business 38
Operation Amazonia 39
Logging the Flooded Forest 42
Rewards and Risks of Amazonian Hydropower 46
Gold Fever Comes to the Amazon 49
The Turn to Fishing and Cattle Raising 52
4AWEALTHANDWASTEOFWILDLIFE33
The Plight of Birds 56
Mammals Big and Small 61
Caimans, Turtles, and Other Reptiles 64
Frogs of the Floodplains 69
viCONTENTS
Harvesting Shrimps and Mollusks 70
The Unexplored World of Insects 71
5FISHASOURECOSYSTEMEYES 73
Tracking Fish Migrations 73
Environmental Consequences of the Five Great Dams 77
Floodplains, Food Chains, and Fish Productivity 80
Gold Mining and the Dangers of Mercury-Contaminated Fish 85
6FRUITFULANDFRIGHTENEDFISHERIES 89
The Myth of Superabundance 90
Overharvesting of the Estuary for Export 92
Fish Wealth Along the Great River 97
Cities and the Giant Fishbowl 105
Other Ways of Exploiting Fish 111
7ADELUGEOFUSEFULPLANTS117
Palms 118
Plants for Weaving, Caulking, and Padding 123
Fruits and Nuts 123
Plants for Household Use, Fuel, and Medicine 127
Plants that Can Thrive in Deforested Floodplains 130
8FARMINGTHEFLOODPLAIN
Cattle and the Clash of Economy and Ecology 134
Cultivating Vegetables and Cereals 143
Making the Most of Traditional Farming 149
Looking for Future Crops in Today s Home Gardens 151
9UNCOVERINGTHETREASURE 155
A Call for Fish Forests and Fish Meadows 156
The Challenging Task of Managing the Fisheries 158
The Tangled Net of Floodplain Land Ownership 162
Doubts About Community-Based Management 164
Reconciling Conservation and Development 165
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals 16g
Bibliography 173
Photo Credits 181
Index 185
About the Authors 195
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