Tropical pioneers: human agency and ecological change in the highlands of Sri Lanka 1800-1900/ (Record no. 149790)
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| fixed length control field | 00426nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0821414275 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 577.3409549309034 |
| Item number | WEB/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Webb, James L.A. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Tropical pioneers: human agency and ecological change in the highlands of Sri Lanka 1800-1900/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | James L.A. Webb |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Athens: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Ohio University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 243p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 440 ## - SERIES | |
| Title | Ohio University Press series in ecology and history. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. The natural ecology of the island and processes of early ecological change --<br/>2. The highland ecologies in the early nineteenth century --<br/>3. Early-nineteenth century processes of change --<br/>4. The transformation of the middle highlands --<br/>5. Into the upeer highlands --<br/>Appendixes: --<br/>1. Sir Joseph Banks, director of Kew Gardens, on the principles on which a colonial botanic garden in Ceylon should be founded --<br/>2. Sir Joseph Bank's instructions to William Kerr, first gardener of the Royal Botanic Garden, Ceylon --<br/>3. Burning the forest --<br/>4. Cinchona harveting --<br/>5. Superintendents, assistant directors, and directors of the Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, in the nineteenth century. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Nature--Effect of human beings on |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Rain forest ecology |
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| Keyword | Sri Lanka |
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| Keyword | Agricultural ecology |
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| Keyword | Human ecology |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 577.3409549309034 WEB/T | P04453 | 28/08/2016 | General Books |