Tropical Environments

Author : Martin Kellman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134819595
Total Pages : 849 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Environments written by Martin Kellman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical Environments presents a comprehensive introduction to the complex systems of the tropics. Covering a broad, cross-regional range of humid through to semi-arid tropical climate zones, the book features a wealth of case studies drawn from throughout the tropical world. The authors tackle the major problems within the tropics, from complex biological interactions and soil nutrient deficiencies, offering a balanced integration of biophysical and human management issues.

Author : S. W. Dean
Publisher : ASTM International
ISBN 13 : 0803128738
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marine Corrosion in Tropical Environments written by S. W. Dean and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2000 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains papers presented at a November 2000 symposium, examining laboratory evaluation methods, test methods, and model prediction in research on atmospheric corrosion, corrosion of rebar in concrete, marine corrosion, and other related corrosion phenomena. Topics include degradation of fiber reinf

Author : Christopher S. Lobban
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Pacific Island Environments written by Christopher S. Lobban and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Heelas
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780748758203
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Environments written by Richard Heelas and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2001 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of five new additions to the EPICS range published in 2001, dealing with more popular topics for the new specifications. EPICS brings a fresh approach to topics of current interest, allowing students to acquire an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of geographical issues. Each topic provides a wide range of detailed case studies and offers an intergrated approach to all aspects of geographical study.

Author : Philip W. Rundel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052142089X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Alpine Environments written by Philip W. Rundel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants growing in tropical alpine environments (at altitudes above the closed canopy forest and below the limit of plant life) have evolved distinct forms to cope with a hostile environment characterized by cold, drought and fire. Unlike temperate alpine environments, where there are distinct seasons of favourable and unfavourable conditions for growth, tropical alpine habitats present summer conditions every day and winter conditions every night. Using examples from all over the tropics, this fascinating account reviews, for the first time, the unique form and functional relationships of tropical alpine plants examining both their physiological ecology and population biology. It will appeal to anyone interested in tropical vegetation and plant physiological adaptations to hostile environment, as well as to researchers in biogeography and ecology.

Author : Alison Reading
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0631191747
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Humid Tropical Environments written by Alison Reading and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-10-30 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world. The most complete textbook on this key subject. Fully illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Informative case studies and examples. Considers the physical environment as a whole and stresses the link between the elements.

Author : Chandrakasan Sivaperuman
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128130652
Total Pages : 805 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands written by Chandrakasan Sivaperuman and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands provides comprehensive information on climate change, biodiversity, possible impacts, adaptation measures and policy challenges to help users rehabilitate and preserve the natural resources of tropical islands. While biodiversity and climate change of tropical islands has previously received less attention, it is ironically one of the most vulnerable regions in this regard. The core content of the work derives largely from the ideas and research output from various reputed scientists and experts who have recorded climate change impacts on aquatic and coastal life in tropical regions. Contributors have direct working experience with the tribes in some of the tropical islands. All of their expertise and information is compiled and presented in the work, including coverage related to climate change. This work highlights the ever-growing need to develop and apply strategies that optimize the use of natural resources, both on land and in water and judicious use of biodiversity. It functions as a critical resource on tropical island biodiversity for researchers, academicians, practitioners and policy makers in a variety of related disciplines. Covers a huge range of biodiversity documentation, conservation measures and strategies that can be applied to various sectors, from forests to agriculture Brings together expertise from researchers in the area who have direct experience in the regions described Contains a wealth of field research related to biodiversity conservation and its applications from a variety of tropical islands

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Resistance of Woods to Biological Deterioration in Tropical Environments: Screening tests of a large number of wood species written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rakesh Kumar
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892365500
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodeterioration of Stone in Tropical Environments written by Rakesh Kumar and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series includes monographs, research results, and state-of-the-art reviews of conservation literature by Institute staff and others.Discusses the types and causes of stone biodeterioration in hot and humid climates, preventive and remedial methods, selection of chemical treatments, status of current research, and areas for further investigation.

Author : Charles R. Southwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biological Deterioration of Woods in Tropical Environments written by Charles R. Southwell and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six chemical wood preservatives were selected for evaluation over long periods of exposure in extremely borer-active marine environments. Southern Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir were full-cell pressure-treated with these chemicals and exposed in tropical seas and tropical brackish water for periods up to 90 months. Subsequently, 16 of the natural tropical woods considered best for use with pressure preservatives were combined with whole creosote and exposed in the most borer active of the seawater sites for periods exceeding 4 years. All samples have been removed, sectioned, and rated separately for the three major groups of marine borers: teredo, pholad, and limnoria. The long-term results show that heavy treatments of whole creosote and chromated copper arsenate (CCA, type A) are very effective preservatives for Southern Pine exposed in seawater, while the CCA was the singularly most effective treatment against the brackish-water Psiloteredo. Some of the most promising results were obtained with combinations of a few relatively limnoria-resistant tropical woods with a teredo-effective creosote pressure treatment. (Author).