Spatial and temporal variations of sound in an andean city: Cajamarca, Peru
Andes ; Diurnal variation ; Mountain ; Noise ; Peru ; Pollution ; Spatial variation ; Town ; Urban district
This study provides a preliminary examination of the temporal and geographic variations of sound in Cajamarca, a provincial city in the Andes of northern Peru. Sound levels were sampled in four neighborhoods of the city each representing different
National park protection in relation to the ecological zonation of a neighbouring human community : an example from northern Peru
Agriculture ; Andes ; Applied ecology ; Community ; Ecosystem ; Environment ; Land use ; National park ; Nature conservation ; Nature park ; Peru ; Resource management ; Vegetation
Empirical data on plants, vegetation types and land-use in different ecological zones of Pataz (Department of La Libertad), Peru, next to Rio Abiseo National Park. Problems of resource extraction by people who live near park boundaries. - (DWG)
Income formation among Amazonian peasant households in northeastern Peru: empirical observations and implications for market-oriented conservation
Agriculture ; Agroforestry ; Amazon Basin ; Farm income ; Hunting ; Peasantry ; Peru ; Stand treatment
Peasants in the Tahuayo River basin near Iquitos, Peru earn cash incomes from swidden fallow, agroforestry, floodplain agriculture, fishing, livestock production, hunting and extracting rainforest products. Gross returns per hectares were highest
Although peasant communities in northwestern Andean Peru have a tree (forest) management strategy, their weak communal organization has led to over-exploitation of forest resources, over-grazing, and soil erosion. Authors identify major tree
Community participation, sustainable use, and vicuña conservation in Peru
Andes ; Fauna ; Nature conservation ; Participation ; Peru ; Rural community
Paper examines the history of vicuña conservation in Peru over the last 30 years. Management strategies have shifted from protection via centralized administration to sustainable utilization via legal custody in the campesino communities. Although
Subdivision of glacial deposits in southeastern Peru based on pedogenic development and radiometric ages
Andes ; C 14 dating ; Geochronology ; Glacial features ; Glaciation ; Moraine ; Mountain ; Palaeoclimate ; Pedogenesis ; Peru ; Quaternary ; Stratigraphy ; Tropical zone
This paper presents quantitative soil weathering data and radiocarbon ages that subdivide moraines in southern Peru, which serve as a proxy for climate oscillations through the mass balance change of alpine glaciers. The objectives of this study
Biodiversity conservation in Peru's Eastern Montane Forests
Biodiversity ; Biogeography ; Ecosystem ; Forest ; Mountain ; National park ; Nature conservation ; Peru ; Sustainable development
A. review the biodiversity in Peru's eastern montane forests, which they state occupy a narrow band between 1500 and 3500 m ; this can be further divided into upper and lower montanes. These are very biologically diverse natural environments due
Impact of a rock avalanche on a moraine-dammed proglacial lake : Laguna Safuna Alta, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Avalanche ; Flood ; Moraine ; Mountain ; Natural hazards ; Peru ; Proglacial lake
The AA. report the geomorphic effects of a rock avalanche that fell into Laguna Safuna Alta, Cordillera Blanca, Peru, in April 2002. They investigate the nature of the avalanche, the effects of the avalanche on the Laguna Safuna Alta and its
Geographische Ausdrucksformen des Weltbildes in Altamerika. Mexico und Peru im Vergleich. in Festschrift für Felix Monheim zum 65. Geburtstag.. (Forms of geographic expression of the view of life in Old America. Mexico and Peru in competition)