Varzea: Diversity, Development, & Conservation. Adv Econ Bot (13) NYBG BRAND The island of St

The island of St

A new species is described and illustrated and two new combinations are made

which can be used by all who are concerned with the similarities and differences among organisms

611 species

and a phylogenetic hypoth­esis of species relationships is proposed

Varzea: Diversity, Development, & Conservation. Adv Econ Bot (13) NYBG BRAND The island of StFor centuries, the Vrzea has been an important area for resource extraction, agriculture, and settlement. The annual floods that make these lands agriculturally desirable also make them difficult to exploit by modern agricultural methods. This book covers five of today's most pressing issues facing the Vrzea: fish and fisheries; forests and forestry; conservation; soils and river dynamics; and land resources management.