Encyclopedia of the biosphere
By: project director, Ramon Folch ; assistant project director, Josep M. Camarasa ; [translation, Trevor Foskett ; revision, Vernon Heywood]
Contributors: Folch i Guillén, Ramon; Camarasa, Josep Ma.; Unesco. Programme on Man and the Biosphere
Edition: English-language ed
Publisher: Gale Group
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Encyclopedias; Biosphere -- Encyclopedias; Ecosystem management -- Encyclopedias
Genres: Encyclopedias
Other titles: Humans in the world's ecosystems
Work titles: Biosfera. English
Notes: "Encyclopedia of the biosphere is an 11-volume work ... planned in accordance with the principles of UNESCO's MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Programme"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Our living planet; title: v. 2. Tropical rainforests; title: v. 3. Savannahs; title: v. 4. Deserts; title: v. 5. Mediterranean woodlands; title: v. 6. Temperate rainforests; title: v. 7. Deciduous forests; title: v. 8. Prairies and boreal forests; title: v. 9. Lakes, islands, and the  poles; title: v. 10. Oceans and seashores; title: v. 11. The biosphere concept and index