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Publisher: Oxford University Press (1998)
ISBN: 0198501471
This new edition of Whitmore's classic introduction to tropical rain forests has been comprehensively revised and updated, reflecting the changes which have taken place since it was first published in 1990. The sections on human impact have been extended to include a new global assessment of deforestation as well as details of new research on biodiversity and conservation. Discussion of the future of the rain forests and priorities for action is incorporated. The book remains unique in linking rain forest biology and ecology with silviculture, and with concerns over sustainable resource utilization and the future of the tropical rain forests. It includes sections on the diverse animal and plant life forms which are found in the rain forest, and the interconnections between them. Nutrient cycles and forest dynamics are fully explained, with new data on ecophysiology and forest microclimates.
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Publisher: American Chemical Society (1995)
ISBN: 0841231591
Discusses biodiversity conservation in tropical rainforests. Presents an overview of research on bioactive natural products from the Amazon. Examines current research and investigations of the chemical evolution. Addresses biogeochemistry issues of tropical systems. Provides an overview of environmental issues related to Amazon biodiversity, including the impact of surface mining on the quality of air, water, and soil.
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Publisher: Island Press (2002)
ISBN: 1559636459
Although food-production systems for the world's rural poor typically have had devastating effects on the planet's wealth of genes, species, and ecosystems, that need not be the case in the future. In "Ecoagriculture," two of the world's leading experts on conservation and development examine the idea that agricultural landscapes can be designed more creatively to take the needs of human populations into account while also protecting, or even enhancing, biodiversity. They present a thorough overview of the innovative concept of "ecoagriculture", the management of landscapes for both the production of food and the conservation of wild biodiversity.
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Publisher: University of California Press (2001)
ISBN: 0520226410
Slater ("Humanities, Berkeley"; "Dance of the Dolphin"; "Transformation and Disenchantment in the Amazonian Imagination") asserts that the Amazon should be considered important not just for its wealth of plant and animal life but also for its human diversity. Concerned that to most "the Amazon" connotes only tall trees and parrots, she presents an intricate analysis of the region's people, their lives, and their culture.
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Publisher: New York Botanical Garden (1989)
ISBN: 0893273333
Floristic Inventory of Tropical Countries provides an evaluation and synthesis of the status of plant inventory and completeness of collections of rain forest vegetation in tropical countries, placing special emphasis on threatened habitats, zones of endemism, and endangered species. It draws together the expertise of over 60 scientists from around the world, and presents results of a joint research effort by the New York Botanical Garden, The Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. By doing so it aims to furnish scientists, conservationists, government officials, and land-use planners with a foundation upon which to build ecologically sound policy and plans pertaining to the development, utilization, preservation, and conservation of these rapidly disappearing ecosystems.
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (1998)
ISBN: 0471979171
Few tropical ecosystems have been subjected to multi-disciplinary investigations as broad and exhaustive as those carried out on the Ilha de Maracá, a riverine island in the Brazilian Amazon. This diverse and remarkable ecological reserve, in Brazil's northernmost Amazon state of Roraima, includes environments and habitats ranging from rainforests and semi-deciduous forests to natural savannas, lakes, rivers and palm swamps. These have been subjected to an in-depth international scientific study whose primary aim was to undertake one of the most detailed ecological surveys ever conducted in Amazonia. The results of this enormous body of research, involving the collaborative fieldwork of some 200 workers, span the reserves geology, geomorphology, botany, zoology, phenology, soils, limnology, ecology and historical human occupation. These have been carefully drawn together in this volume in such a manner as to provide not only a coherent and scholarly picture of an unique and fascinating environment, but also an important and enduring source of reference for a broad spectrum of disciplines to the Amazon environment.
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Publisher: TFH Publications (1994)
ISBN: 0793802997
"Jewels of the Rainforest" is the first book to cover all the poison frogs of the rainforest in detail. All 65 species of Dendrobates, Epipedobates, Minyobates, and Phyllobates are discussed, with extensive coverage of the dozen species that are best known to hobbyists and naturalists alike. For the first time all the species are illustrated in full color through a combination of stunning photos and paintings, many made specifically for this book.
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Publisher: Camden House Publishing (Ontario, CA) (1995)
ISBN: 0921820992
Forsyth draws on his own extensive experience in the rainforest to make this fascinating habitat tangible for his readers. The result is a creative, anecdotal text that in each chapter follows a thread of adaptive Darwinian logic through some part of the rainforest. The exquisite photography of Michael and Patricia Fogden helps to make Portraits of the Rainforest an unforgettable journey.
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Publisher: Oxford University Press (2000)
ISBN: 0195125193
Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance. Above all, "Precious Heritage" is a celebration of the extraordinary biological diversity of the United States.
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Publisher: Belknap Press (1990)
ISBN: 0674040759
This landmark work, the distillation of a lifetime of research by the world's leading myrmecologists, is a thoroughgoing survey of one of the largest and most diverse groups of animals on the planet. Hölldobler and Wilson review in exhaustive detail virtually all topics in the anatomy, physiology, social organization, ecology, and natural history of the ants. In large format, with almost a thousand line drawings, photographs, and painting, it is one of the most visually rich and all-encompassing view of any group of organisms on earth. It will be welcomed both as an introduction to the subject and as an encyclopedia reference for researchers in entomology, ecology, and sociobiology.
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Publisher: Smithsonian Books (2003)
ISBN: 1588341356
More than 150 color maps and nearly 300 vivid photographs provide spectacular views of the river and rainforest. Along the way, the authors explore many intriguing topics such as why some of the Amazon’s tributaries have black water, what happens when the freshwater of the Amazon reaches the salty ocean, and why we all should be concerned about the deforestation that contributes to the loss of species biodiversity.
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Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press (2001)
ISBN: 1582380805
Using clear text and detailed illustrations, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press present accurate information in a handy format for the beginner to the expert. These guides focus on what your students are really going to see. They are easy to use: detailed, full-color illustrations, text, and maps are all in one place. They are easy to understand: accurate, accessible information is simplified without being misrepresented. They are authoritative, containing up-to-date information written experts and checked by specialists. And they are portable: handy and lightweight, designed to fit in a pocket and be carried anywhere.
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