Current Search: Land use--Environmental aspects--Philippines (x)
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Title
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Natural resource use and cultural change: Nipa hut shingle processing with Nypa fruticans, Arecaceae, in Palawan, Philippines.
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Creator
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Fadiman, Maria
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Abstract/Description
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Geographers are interested in how people utilize natural resources. The Philippines Nipa is the predominant mangrove species and plays an important role in the ecosystem. Cultural and economic uses make deforestation of the Nipa plant an important societal and environmental case to examine.
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Date Issued
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2008
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165428
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Subject Headings
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Natural resources--Philippines--Management, Ethnobotany--Philippines, Mangrove forests--Philippines, Mangrove ecology, Land use--Environmental aspects--Philippines, Deforestation--Philippines
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Format
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Document (PDF)
