Development or Destruction: The Conversion of Tropical Forest to Pasture in Latin America
这本跨学科著作分析了拉丁美洲因扩大养牛业而破坏热带森林的生态和社会代价，探讨了畜牧业动态及其替代方案，适合关注热带生态系统的人阅读。
This interdisciplinary study focuses on the effects of forest destruction in Latin America, caused by the expansion of cattle production into these seemingly under-utilized areas. The high ecological and social costs are analyzed from the perspective of several disciplines, including anthropology, animal science, the environmental sciences, forestry and natural resource economics. The contributors explore the dynamics of cattle production, its social and environmental effects and the alternatives to pasture conversions. The book is intended for anyone concerned with this rapidly vanishing ecosystem.