The Samoan Rainforest

Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Samoan Rainforest written by W. Arthur Whistler and published by W. Arthur Whistler. This book was released on 2002 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Samoan Rainforest is based on numerous visits to Samoa by the author during the last thirty years to study the vegetation of Samoa. Most vegetation studies are not correlated with the flora, but in this book every effort is made to tie in the flora of Samoa with the vegetation. This book is directed at students at college, or high school level wishing to study the vegetation of the archipelago. It should be particularly useful for biologists and teachers wanting to know more about the tropical environment (as well as about the world tropics). It is meant as a beginning to give an overall view of the vegetation and its associated species.

Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Rainforest Trees of Samoa written by W. Arthur Whistler and published by W. Arthur Whistler. This book was released on 2004 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is based on the author's work in Samoa that spans the last three decades. The information on the species presented (about 140 of them) includes the scientific name, Samoan and English names (if any), synonyms, the botanical family to which the plant belongs, and the range of the species. This is followed by the habitat, ethnobotanical uses in Samoa, and a complete botanical description, including a condensed "Distinguishing Characters." Each species is covered by one to four color photographs.

Author : Paul Alan Cox
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780716735632
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Nafanua written by Paul Alan Cox and published by W H Freeman & Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Cox describes his research and adventures in Samoa, work that led to him being hailed by TIME magazine as a hero of medicine and awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize. Working closely with the native healers, Cox studied traditional rainforest remedies and is credited with finding natural drugs that can be used in treating AIDS, discovering a rare species of flying fox, launching an international campaign to save a 30,000-acre rainforest and helping to rebuild a village destroyed by a hurricane. Cox's respect for the traditional villagers and his excitement and perseverance make Nafunua a story of scientific and personal discovery.

Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3U/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Samoan Rainforest written by W. Arthur Whistler and published by W. Arthur Whistler. This book was released on 2002 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Samoan Rainforest is based on numerous visits to Samoa by the author during the last thirty years to study the vegetation of Samoa. Most vegetation studies are not correlated with the flora, but in this book every effort is made to tie in the flora of Samoa with the vegetation. This book is directed at students at college, or high school level wishing to study the vegetation of the archipelago. It should be particularly useful for biologists and teachers wanting to know more about the tropical environment (as well as about the world tropics). It is meant as a beginning to give an overall view of the vegetation and its associated species.

Author : Bruce Prideaux
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136201084
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management written by Bruce Prideaux and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion. Yet they have a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and providing other ecosystem services. As the term is used in this book, rainforests include both temperate and tropical, although the emphasis is on tropical rainforests. Rainforests are also attractive tourist spaces and where they have been used as a tourism resource have generated significant income for local communities. However not all use of rainforests as a tourism resource has been sustainable. This book argues that sustainability must be the foundation on which tourism use of this complex but ultimately fragile ecosystem must be built upon. It provides a multi-disciplinary perspective, incorporating rainforest science, management and tourism issues. The book is organized into four sections commencing with Rainforest Ecology and Management followed by People and Rainforests, Opportunities for Rainforest Tourism Development and finally Threats to Rainforests. Each major rainforest region is covered, including the Amazon, Central America, Africa, Australia and south-east Asia, in the context of a specific issue. For example rainforests in Papua New Guinea are examined in the context of community-based ecotourism development, while the rainforests in Borneo are discussed in an examination of wildlife issues. Other issues covered in this manner include governance, empowerment issues for rainforest peoples and climate change.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book National Park of American Samoa, General Management Plan (GP), Islands of Tutulla, Ta'u, and Ofu written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author :
Publisher : Bess Press
ISBN 13 : 9781573061117
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Field Guide to the Sāmoan Archipelago written by and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features descriptions and beautiful color illustrations of over 400 species of marine and terrestrial fauna found in the ecosystems of Samoa's coral reefs, ocean waters, sea grass beds, rain forests, mangrove forests, and wetlands.

Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7V/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Rainforest Trees of Samoa written by W. Arthur Whistler and published by W. Arthur Whistler. This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is based on the author's work in Samoa that spans the last three decades. The information on the species presented (about 140 of them) includes the scientific name, Samoan and English names (if any), synonyms, the botanical family to which the plant belongs, and the range of the species. This is followed by the habitat, ethnobotanical uses in Samoa, and a complete botanical description, including a condensed "Distinguishing Characters." Each species is covered by one to four color photographs.

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1438741871
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Samoa American Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments written by IBP USA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samoa (American) A Country Study Guide - Strategic Informtion and Developments

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1438770901
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Samoa (American) Business Law Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Basic Laws written by IBP USA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samoa (American) A Business Law Handbook - Strategic Informtion and Basic Laws