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Tropical rainforests /

Park, Chris C.

Tropical rainforests / Tropical rain forests Chris C. Park. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1992. - 1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : illustrations -

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-180) and index.

The tropical rainforest: History and environment -- Destruction of the rainforest: Rates of loss -- Causes and processes of clearance -- Impacts and costs of destruction -- Forest peoples -- Possible solutions.

Tropical Rainforests takes a broad, fresh perspective on the ecology, environment and people of the world's most vital ecosystem, using case studies from all the major forest areas.

English.

ISBN: 0203315960 (electronic bk.) 9780203315965 (electronic bk.) 0203413466 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780203413463 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9786610322725 6610322724 9780415062381 0415062381 9780415062398 041506239X (Paper) 1280322721 9781280322723

Standard Tech. Report. No.: MYILIB_CUp

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human ecology--Tropics.
Deforestation--Tropics.
Rain forest conservation.
Forest management--Tropics.
Écologie humaine--Régions tropicales.
Déboisement--Régions tropicales.
Forêts pluviales--Conservation.
Forêts--Gestion--Régions tropicales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Geography.
Deforestation.
Forest management.
Human ecology.
Rain forest conservation.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tropics.

Subjects--Index Terms: Tropical regions Forests

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GF895 / .P37 1992eb

Dewey Class. No.: 304.2/0915/2

National Agricultural Library Call No.: GF895.P37 / 1992

Gov. Doc. Class. No.: GEO2068