Natural Resources of Humid Tropical Asia
Author : Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Anil Agarwal
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251024973
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Ecology
ISBN :
Author : L. R. Oldeman
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 15,82 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251011744
Author : David Dudgeon
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 843 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9622094694
This book deals with the ecology of rivers and streams in the Oriental Region, and describes the composition of their unique fauna - especially the diverse array of animals which live on and among the bottom sediments. Dichotomous keys are provided as an aid to the identification of these animals, and the book is illustrated by over 100 pages of line drawings and maps. Special emphasis is given to the impact of human activities on streams and rivers, and the book concludes with a discussion of conservation and management options for these endangered habitats.
Author : Unesco
Publisher :
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Grazing
ISBN :
Author : Avijit Gupta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 2005-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199248028
This will be the first comprehensive and detailed volume on the physical environment of Southeast Asia and will be essential reading for geographers, ecologists, and environmental managers. As the definitive reference work on the region it will cover all aspects of the biophysical environment and its current environmental problems and mangement practices. The topics discussed range from a regional view of landforms and vegetation to specific cases including urban environments,coral reefs, volcanic hazards, and the Mekong River Basin. The contributors are distinguished, scholarly, and have a long association with Southeast Asia.This is the fourth volume to be published in the Oxford Regional Environment series.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher :
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Forest products
ISBN :
Author : Clyde E. Goulden
Publisher : Academy of Natural Sciences
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,25 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781422317877
This book is the result of a symposium held in Phila., PA, in April 1976, on the bicentennial of Amer. independence. It reviewed the contributions of evolution, systematics, quantitative genetics, ecology, & sociobiology to our understanding of the natural world. The papers identify fundamental shortcomings existing within each discipline. They suggest a need for an integration of these sciences & a more thorough testing within each discipline of the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Papers are organized by theme: The Changing Scenes; The Influence of the New World on the Study of Natural History; Evolution & Systematics; Population Genetics; Terrestrial Ecology; Aquatic Ecology; & Behavior & Sociobiology. Illustrations.
Author : Marius Jacobs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 17,80 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 364272793X
In recent years, tropical forests have received more attention and have been the subject of greater environmental concern than any other kind of vegetation. There is an increasing public awareness of the importance of these forests, not only as a diminishing source of countless products used by mankind, nor for their effects on soil stabilization and climate, but as unrivalled sources of what today we call biodiversity. Threats to the continued existence of the forests represent threats to tens of thousands of species of organisms, both plants and animals. It is all the more surprising, therefore, that there have been no major scientific accounts published in recent years since the classic handbook by Paul W. Richards, The Tropical Rain Forest in 1952. Some excellent popular accounts of tropical rain forests have been published including Paul Richard's The Life of the Jungle, and Catherine Caulfield's In the Rainforest and Jungles, edited by Edward Ayensu. There have been numerous, often conflicting, assessments of the rate of conversion of tropical forests to other uses and explanations of the underlying causes, and in 1978 UNESCO/UNEPI FAO published a massive report, The Tropical Rain Forest, which, although full of useful information, is highly selective and does not fully survey the enormous diversity of the forests.