Mongolia Today : Science, Culture, Environment and Development.
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- 9780203823163
- 951.73
- DS798.4 -- .M664 2012eb
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Plates -- Foreword -- In Memory of Andrei Dmitrievich Simukov (1902-1942) -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Map 1 Mongolia -- Map 2 Endangered species of birds in Mongolia -- Map 3 Distribution of fish species in Mongolia -- Part I Modernization -- 1 The Impacts of Industrialization in Mongolia -- 2 Environmental Policy in Mongolia -- 3 Review of Developments in Biotechnology in Mongolia -- Part II Traditional Culture and Indigenous Technologies -- 4 Mongolian Dairy Products -- 5 Traditional Animal Husbandry Techniques Practiced by Mongolian Nomadic People -- 6 Medicinal Plants of Mongolia and Their Use in Traditional Medicine -- Part III Biodiversity -- 7 Mongolian Birds -- 8 Mongolian Limnology and Ichthyology -- 9 Unique Microbiota of Mongolia -- 10 Flora and Fauna of the Gobi Desert -- 11 Conservation Case Study of the Gobi Bear -- Annex 1: List of Contributors -- Annex 2: World Wide Web Sites Pertaining to Mongolia Compiled and Annotated by Beth Ann Bowers -- Index.
These essays provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia, ranging from industrialization, environmental policies, biotechnology and husbandry to descriptions of Mongolian flora and fauna.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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