Footprints of the Forest Ka'apor Ethnobotany--The Historical Ecology of Plant Utilization by an Amazonian People |
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| Author:
| Balée, William |
| Series title: | Biology and Resource Management Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-07485-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $82.95 |
Book Description:
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Footprints of the Forest is the clearest and most comprehensive account to date of the relationship between and Amazonian people and their botanical environment. Based on Bal#65533;e's ten years of ethnographic and botanical research among the Ka'aper Indians of eastern Amazonia, this book documents how the Ka'apor use, manage, name, and classify hundreds of plant species found in their habitat.
Footprints of the Forest is the clearest and most comprehensive account to date of the relationship between and Amazonian people and their botanical environment. Based on Bal#65533;e's ten years of ethnographic and botanical research among the Ka'aper Indians of eastern Amazonia, this book documents how the Ka'apor use, manage, name, and classify hundreds of plant species found in their habitat.