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... for the production of plant foods . He also estimates that the annual food - energy con- 239 A Slash - and - Burn Food - Energy System Figure 12-6 . " COOKING " THE GARDEN . Tsembaga A Slash-and-Burn Food-Energy System 13 POPULATION,
... for the production of plant foods . He also estimates that the annual food - energy con- 239 A Slash - and - Burn Food - Energy System Figure 12-6 . " COOKING " THE GARDEN . Tsembaga A Slash-and-Burn Food-Energy System 13 POPULATION,
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... slash - and - burn ecosystems . First , there is the problem of forest regeneration . Because of leaching by heavy rains , and because of the invasion of insects and weeds , the productivity of slash - and- burn gardens drops rapidly ...
... slash - and - burn ecosystems . First , there is the problem of forest regeneration . Because of leaching by heavy rains , and because of the invasion of insects and weeds , the productivity of slash - and- burn gardens drops rapidly ...
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... slash - and - burn gardening , rainfall farming , and irrigation farming is really only a matter of increasing intensification of the same basic technoenvironmental relationships under increasing population pressure ( Boserup 1965 ...
... slash - and - burn gardening , rainfall farming , and irrigation farming is really only a matter of increasing intensification of the same basic technoenvironmental relationships under increasing population pressure ( Boserup 1965 ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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