Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation
- ISBN-10
- 0199285888
- ISBN-13
- 9780199285884
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-05-20
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Authors
- Douglas Sheil, Jaboury Ghazoul
Description
This is a comprehensive, attractive, and readable introduction to tropical rain forest ecology, biogeography, and management. It tackles the subject at local, regional, and global scales, and is both up-to-date and fully integrated across disciplines.
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