Dying forests
By: by Jeremy Leggett.
Edition: Library ed.
Series: Operation Earth
Publisher: M. Cavendish Corp.
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Rain forest ecology -- Juvenile literature.; Deforestation -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Juvenile literature.; Deforestation -- Control -- Juvenile literature.; Forest conservation -- Juvenile literature.; Deforestation.; Forest conservation.; Rain forest ecology.; Ecology.; Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Description: Discusses the adverse impact of development and other activities on the ecology of tropical forests, and considers the consequences of large-scale deforestation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.