Mongolia Today: Science, Culture, Environment and DevelopmentDendeviin Badarch, Raymond A. Zilinskas, Peter J. Balint Psychology Press, 2003 - 274 pages This is a wide-ranging collection of essays written by experts in the field. The variety of topics, provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia. Topics include the impact of industrialization in Mongolia, environmental policies of the nation, the status of modern biotechnology in Mongolia, Mongolian dairy products, traditional husbandry techniques practiced by nomadic people, a description of medicinal plants and their uses in Mongolian traditional medicine, descriptions of unique Mongolian birds, fishes and microbiota, discussion of the fascinating flora and fauna of the Gobi region, and a conservation case-study of the endangered Gobi bear. |
Table des matières
The Impacts of Industrialization in Mongolia | 3 |
Environmental Policy in Mongolia | 37 |
Review of Developments in Biotechnology in Mongolia | 49 |
Traditional Culture and Indigenous Technologies | 67 |
Medicinal Plants of Mongolia and Their Use in Traditional | 137 |
Mongolian Birds | 143 |
Mongolian Limnology and Ichthyology | 172 |
Unique Microbiota of Mongolia | 196 |
Flora and Fauna of the Gobi Desert | 222 |
Conservation Case Study of the Gobi Bear | 238 |
List of Contributors | 258 |
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