ISBN: 9780216931480 - tropical rain forest ecology (tertiary level biology) (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0216931487. …

Paper covers. Zustand: V.g. No. 2nd edition. Marginal note on p. 58. No other inscriptions. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Since the first edition ofthis book was written, public awareness oftropical rain forests has become so great that issues involving their exploitation are the stuffofdaily newspapers, radio and television. The plight offorest-living peoples has become an international issue; concerns over the greenhouse effect and other climatic changes are often linked to rain forest destruction. At the same time, there has been an unparalleled scientific interest in the workings ofthe rain forest and an increasingconcern by economists as to its potential in balancing the books of many developing countries. The need for an advanced yet concise and up-to-date synthesis ofrecent studies and a key to the increasingly voluminous literature on rain forests is even greater than it was in 1983. There are now many highly illustrated popular books on rain forests, as well as new editions of K.A. Longman and 1. Jenik Tropical rain forest and its environment (2nd edition, 1987) and T.e. Whitmore Tropical rainforests of the Far East (2nd edition, 1984, many of the splendid illustrations from which are to be found in his rather less ambitious Introduction to tropical rain forests, 1990). Other very welcome regional accounts of rain forest biology in various parts of the tropics have appeared, notable being D.H. Janzen (ed.), Costa Rican natural history (1983); Earl of Cranbrook (ed.), Malaysia (1988); G.T. Prance and T.E. Lovejoy (eds), Amazonia (1984); A.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 311 pages. 7.95x5.83x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This book dwells on the trees and other plants that make up the forests in which the animals live. The principal aim is to show the importance of change and diversity in the rain forest, and to try to indicate how humans and their habits are involved in this. Series: Tertiary Level Biology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464. . 1991. 2 Rev ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…