An Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests
Whitmore(Author)
Oxford University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 1. June 1998
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-19-850148-0 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of Whitmore's "Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests" has been revised and updated to reflect the changes which have taken place since it was first published in 1990. The sections on human impact have been extended to include a new global assessment of deforestation as well as details of new research on biodiversity and conservation. Discussion of the future of the rain forests and priorities for action is incorporated. The book links rain forest biology and ecology with silviculture, and with concerns over sustainable resource utilization and the future of the tropical rain forests. It includes sections on the diverse animal and plant life forms which are found in the rain forest, and the interconnections between them. Nutrient cycles and forest dynamics are fully explained, with new data on ecophysiology and forest microclimates. The geologic and climatic history of rain forests, and the wide-spread canopy disturbances now understood to have occurred in the past, are explored. This book is intended for undergraduates in forestry, biology, geography, and conservation biology, and taught M.Sc. students in these areas.
It should also be of value to sixth form geography students and anyone interested in tropical rainforests, their ecology, utilization, and conservation.
It should also be of value to sixth form geography students and anyone interested in tropical rainforests, their ecology, utilization, and conservation.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
120 halftones, 107 line figures, glossary, bibliography, indexes
ISBN-13
978-0-19-850148-0 (9780198501480)
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Previous edition
T. C. Whitmore
An Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests
Book
07/1990
Clarendon Press
€43.40
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Content
Ch 1 - An introduction to tropical rain forests. Ch 2 - What are tropical rain forests?. Ch 3 - Plant life. Ch 4 - Rain forest animals. Ch 5 - Interconnections between plants and animals - the web of life. Ch 6 - Tropical rain forests through time. Ch 7 - Forest dynamics. Ch 8 - Nutrients and their cycles. Ch 9 - Species richness. Ch 10 - Tropical rain forests yesterday and today. Ch 11 - Tropical rain forests today at the cusp of the new millennium. Epilogue. Notes. References. Glossary. Indexes