Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain Forests
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley & Sons
Published: April 14, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780471983262
Subjects: Ecological science, the Biosphere; Forests, rainforests; History of specific subjects; Tropics; Rain Forest Ecology; Nature; Science; Trees & Forests - Rainforests; Science/Mathematics; Rain Forests; Life Sciences - Ecology - Forest Ecology; Weather; Nature / Trees; History; Forests & Forestry; Life Sciences - Ecology; Forests and forestry
First sentence: Tropical rain forests can be found today in each of the three land areas which occur within the tropical zone (Richards, 1952, 1996; Longman and Jenik, 1974; Flenley, 1979a; Whitmore, 1998) and, prior to the destructive effects of humans during the past century, as a result of which much of the rain forest has now been destroyed, occupied about one-third of the tropical land surface (Ewel, 1980; Mabberley, 1992).