Biogeography And Ecology In South America

A critical review of the evidence for a former direct connection of South America with Africa. The climatology of South America. Nature and geography of South American soils. Towards an ecological characterisation of the South American Continent. Zur Ökologie des Amazonas-Gebietes. Die Ökosysteme Südamerikas. Protección y conservación de la naturaleza en Sudamérica. Südamerika Als Herkunftsraum von NutzPflanzen. Agricultura na América do Sul. Período Pré-Colombiano. Espécies nativas. Batata. Milho. Cacau. Mandioca. Algodão. Borracha. Espécies exóticas. Cana-de-açúcar. Café. Banana. Dendê. Pecuária bovina na América do Sul. The South American indians and their culture. Some aspects of human ecology in South America. Man and environmental change in South America.