The Tropical Rain Forest: An Ecological Study - Softcover

Richards, P. W.

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9780521421942: The Tropical Rain Forest: An Ecological Study
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521421942 ISBN 13: 9780521421942
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The rain forests of tropical America, Africa, Asia, and Australia are rapidly vanishing. With a focus on ecology, this book discusses rain forests as complex natural systems that are continually changing in response to climate and soil conditions, as well as to shifting cultivation, logging, and other human activities. The completely revised edition includes new chapters on climate (contributed by R.P.D. Walsh), microclimates and hydrology (contributed by R.P.D. Walsh), soils (contributed by I.C. Baillie) and an appendix on quantitative methods (contributed by P. Greig-Smith). This book, first published in 1952, is now a classic and represents an important record of what has become of the rain forest in the twentieth century and will be meaningful reading for botanists, ecologists, tropical biologists, conservationists, and general readers.

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Book Description

Originally published in 1952, this classic work represents an important record of what has become of the rain forest in the twentieth century. The completely revised edition includes new chapters on climate, microclimates and hydrology, and soils as well as an appendix on quantitative methods.

Review

"This new book will stand as a record of what the rain forest was like in the 20th century and will be valuable to graduate students in botany, tropical biology, ecology, and conservation biology." Weed Technology

"The long-awaited, much expanded second edition of this landmark work--superb!" Taxon

"This book is widely considered a classic in tropical biology...I highly recommend this book to all ecologists, botanists, and plant geographers. This volume is certain to become a new classic and a well used reference for biologists who are conducting their own tropical forest research." Ecoscience

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521421942
ISBN 13 
9780521421942
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
600
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