The tropical rain forest :

By:

Richards, Paul W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxiii, 575 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmISBN:

9780521421942
0521420547
0521421942

Subject(s):

Rain forest ecology

DDC classification:

581.526420913 RIC

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Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Structure of primary rain forest -- 3. Regeneration -- 4. Trees and shrubs: I. Vegetative features -- 5. Trees and shrubs: II. Reproductive biology -- 6. Ground herbs and dependent synusiae -- 7. Climate / R.P.D. Walsh -- 8. Microclimate and hydrology / R.P.D. Walsh -- 9. Phenology -- 10. Soils of the humid tropics / I.C. Baillie -- 11. Composition of primary rain forests: I -- 12. Composition of primary rain forests: II -- 13. Primary xeroseres and the recolonization of Krakatau -- 14. Hydroseres and freshwater swamp forests -- 15. Mangroves and other coastal vegetation -- 16. Rain forest, deciduous forest and savanna -- 17. The tropical rain forest at its altitudinal and latitudinal limits -- 18. Secondary and deflected successions -- 19. Postscript: the future of the tropical rain forest -- Appendix 1. Tree recognition in the field and the use of vernacular names -- Appendix 2. Application of numerical methods in rain forest / P. Greig-Smith.

Summary: 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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Included Index

1. Introduction --
2. Structure of primary rain forest --
3. Regeneration --
4. Trees and shrubs: I. Vegetative features --
5. Trees and shrubs: II. Reproductive biology --
6. Ground herbs and dependent synusiae --
7. Climate / R.P.D. Walsh --
8. Microclimate and hydrology / R.P.D. Walsh --
9. Phenology --
10. Soils of the humid tropics / I.C. Baillie --
11. Composition of primary rain forests: I --
12. Composition of primary rain forests: II --
13. Primary xeroseres and the recolonization of Krakatau --
14. Hydroseres and freshwater swamp forests --
15. Mangroves and other coastal vegetation --
16. Rain forest, deciduous forest and savanna --
17. The tropical rain forest at its altitudinal and latitudinal limits --
18. Secondary and deflected successions --
19. Postscript: the future of the tropical rain forest --
Appendix 1. Tree recognition in the field and the use of vernacular names --
Appendix 2. Application of numerical methods in rain forest / P. Greig-Smith.

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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