Tropical Rain Forest

Author : Mark B. Bush
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540239081
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change written by Mark B. Bush and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to provide a current overview of the impacts of climate change on tropical forests, to investigate past, present, and future climatic influences on the ecosystems with the highest biodiversity on the planet.Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change will be the first book to examine how tropical rain forest ecology is altered by climate change, rather than simply seeing how plant communities were altered. Shifting the emphasis onto ecological processes e.g. how diversity is structured by climate and the subsequent impact on tropical forest ecology, provides the reader with a more comprehensive coverage. A major theme of this book that emerges progressively is the interaction between humans, climate and forest ecology. While numerous books have appeared dealing with forest fragmentation and conservation, none have explicitly explored the long term occupation of tropical systems, the influence of fire and the future climatic effects of deforestation, coupled with anthropogenic emissions. Incorporating modelling of past and future systems paves the way for a discussion of conservation from a climatic perspective, rather than the usual plea to stop logging.

Author : Peter Benoit
Publisher : Scholastic
ISBN 13 : 9780531205549
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forests written by Peter Benoit and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much rain does a tropical rain forest receive each year? At least 100 inches (254 centimeters) of rain fall each year They're called rain forests for a reason! Inside, You'll Find: How rain forests are important to the health of the entire planet; Maps, a timeline, photos-and peoples who live in or near rain forests; Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you! Book jacket.

Author : Richard T. Corlett
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 144439228X
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forests written by Richard T. Corlett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison exploded the myth of ‘the rain forest’ as a single, uniform entity. In reality, the major tropical rain forest regions, in tropical America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and New Guinea, have as many differences as similarities, as a result of their isolation from each other during the evolution of their floras and faunas. This new edition reinforces this message with new examples from recent and on-going research. After an introduction to the environments and geological histories of the major rain forest regions, subsequent chapters focus on plants, primates, carnivores and plant-eaters, birds, fruit bats and gliding animals, and insects, with an emphasis on the ecological and biogeographical differences between regions. This is followed by a new chapter on the unique tropical rain forests of oceanic islands. The final chapter, which has been completely rewritten, deals with the impacts of people on tropical rain forests and discusses possible conservation strategies that take into account the differences highlighted in the previous chapters. This exciting and very readable book, illustrated throughout with color photographs, will be invaluable reading for undergraduate students in a wide range of courses as well as an authoritative reference for graduate and professional ecologists, conservationists, and interested amateurs.

Author : Jaboury Ghazoul
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198897065
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation written by Jaboury Ghazoul and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-10 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial proportion of the world's population and are the source of many internationally traded commodities. They remain (despite decades of conservation attention) increasingly vulnerable to degradation and clearance, with profound though often uncertain future costs to global society. Understanding the ecology of these diverse biomes, and peoples' dependencies on them, is fundamental to their future management and conservation. Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation introduces and explores what rain forests are, how they arose, what they contain, how they function, and how humans use and impact them. The book starts by introducing the variety of rain forest plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals, emphasising the spectacular diversity that is the motivation for their conservation. The central chapters describe the origins of rain forest communities, the variety of rain forest formations, and their ecology and dynamics. The challenge of explaining the species richness of rain forest communities lies at the heart of ecological theory, and forms a common theme throughout. The book's final section considers historical and current interactions of humans and rain forests. It explores biodiversity conservation as well as livelihood security for the many communities that are dependent on rain forests - inextricable issues that represent urgent priorities for scientists, conservationists, and policy makers.

Author : Bonnie Worth
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0593126467
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If I Ran the Rain Forest written by Bonnie Worth and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.

Author : Adrian Forsyth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439144745
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Nature written by Adrian Forsyth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler.

Author : Madeleine Dunphy
Publisher : Web of Life Children's Book
ISBN 13 : 098833030X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest written by Madeleine Dunphy and published by Web of Life Children's Book. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrical words and lush, naturalistic paintings introduce children to the tropical rain forest and the animals that live within its wet, green world. From swinging monkeys and upside-down-hanging sloths to graceful caimans and stalking jaguars, Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest envelops young readers in a stunning jungle while teaching them an important lesson about the ecosystem. Madeleine Dunphy’s rhythmical, cumulative text shows how each plant and animal of the rain forest is inextricably linked with the others in a chain of life. Michael Rothman’s deeply hued and shadowed paintings brilliantly evoke this singular environment.

Author : Donald M. Silver
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 13 : 9780070580510
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forest written by Donald M. Silver and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 1998-11-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bats and big cats. Armies of ants. Squawking parrots. Strangling figs. From the ground up to the tree tops, the tropical rainforest teems with life. Stunning drawings, step-by-step experiments, fun-to-do activities, and fascinating facts abound in this magical exploration of an essential ecosystem, in danger of disappearing forever. Tropical Rain Forest is a new edition to the One Samll Square Series not previously published in hardcover.

Author : April Pulley Sayre
Publisher : Scholastic Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780439355230
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Rain Forest written by April Pulley Sayre and published by Scholastic Reference. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come explore the rain forest! The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Illustrated with full-color photographs. Young readers can take a journey through the rain forest and discover the wide variety of plants, insects, animals and people that inhabit these tropical areas. From the weather to the "layers" of the forest, and from praying mantises to howler monkeys, kids will see how the plants and creatures work together to maintain life in this amazing ecosystem. They will also learn how people can upset the balance of life in the rain forests, endangering their future.

Author : Jean Craighead George
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064420167
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest written by Jean Craighead George and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1995-09-29 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today is doomsday for a young Venezuelan Indian boy's beloved rain forest and its animal life—unless he and a visiting naturalist can save it. "George makes drama large and small out of the minute-by-minute events in an ecosystem . . . gripping ecological theater." —C. "An example of nonfiction writing at its best." —SLJ. Notable 1990 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1990 (NSTA/CBC)