Humid Tropical Environments

Alison (Anglia Polytechnic University) Reading

ISBN 10: 0631172874 / ISBN 13: 9780631172871

Published by John Wiley And Sons Ltd Sep 1995, 1995

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Neuware - The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Humid Tropical Environments
• Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd Sep 1995
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631172874
• ISBN 13: 9780631172871
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 255W x 178H x 30D millimeters 255 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1021 grams

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Synopsis

The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world.

• The most complete textbook on this key subject.
• Fully illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams.
• Informative case studies and examples.
• Considers the physical environment as a whole and stresses the link between the elements.

About the Author

Alison Reading has lectured in physical geography at the University of Reading and is now Senior Lecturer in the Division of Geography at University of East England based in Cambridge.

Andrew Millington is Professor of Geography at the University of Leicester. He has previously held appointments at the Universities of Reading and Sierra Leone, and has lectured at the University College Dublin and the University of Kent.

Russell Thompson has held lectureships in geography departments at the University of New England, Australia; Massey University, New Zealand; the University of Guelph, Canada; the University of the South Pacific, Fiji and (currently) the University of Reading.