Indigenous resource exploitation
| Title | Indigenous resource exploitation |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Eden, MJ |
| Book Title | Ecology and Land Management in Amazonia |
| Pagination | 62-85 |
| Date Published | 1990 |
| Publisher | Belhaven Press |
| City | New York/London |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 1-85293-118-3; 978-1-85293-118-6 |
| Call Number | GF532.A4E34 1990 |
| Keywords | Amazon River region; American Indians; Andoke; anteater; aquatic resources; archaeology; Brazil; Colombia; crop production; environmental policy; fishing; food sources; Guyana; hunter-gatherer; maize; manioc; Native Americans; natural resource conservation; nutrition; Piaroa; polyculture; rainforests; shifting cultivation; South America; swiddens; timber; tubers; Uanano; Venezuela; wetlands; Witoto; Yanomamo |
| Abstract | This document looks at various forms of indigenous resource exploitation in the Amazon basin. It details plant and animal (both wild and cultivated) use in the forest, savannas, and wetlands by numerous tribes. European influence is also briefly discussed. |
| Notes | Chapter 4 |
| URL | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21195403 |
