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Tropical Forests, People and Food: Biocultural Interactions and Applications to Development - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

Scientists from the natural and social sciences focus on the biocultural interactions between tropical forest food resources and the communities they sustain. Topics include the evolution and history of tropical forests in relation to food availability; food production and nutritional value of wild and semicultivated species; adaptative aspects of food consumption and energy expenditure; cultural factors in food choices; and management alternatives for the rational use of tropical forests in years to come.

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