Tropical forests

• Main Author: Moore, Peter D.
• Other Authors: Garratt, Richard.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Facts On File, c2008.
• Series: Ecosystem.
• Subjects: Forest ecology > Juvenile literature. > Tropics; Forests and forestry > Juvenile literature.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

Presents a comprehensive look at the world's tropical forests, including their importance to global ecology.

Table of Contents:

• Climate and tropical forests
• Geology of the tropical forests
• Types of tropical forest
• The tropical forest ecosystem
• Biodiversity of the tropical forest
• Biology of the tropical forests: plants
• Biology of the tropical forest: animals
• Ancient history of tropical forests
• People in the tropical forests
• The value of tropical forests
• The future of tropical forest
• General conclusions
• Glossary.