Humid Tropical Environments
Andrew C Millington author Russell D Thompson author Alison Reading author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:9th Sep '95
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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. <
"The value of this book is that it treats and compares an extremely wide range of topics. Because of the extensive bibliography the specialist or the person looking for details on any one topic is unlikely to be frustrated. A list of further reading is provided for each chapter and is a good introdution to the up-to-date scientific literature about the humid tropics. This text is likely to be widely used by students of many different disciplines." The Times Higher Education Supplement
"Three geographers have come together to produce a well-integrated text on the major features of the environment in the humid tropics, with emphasis on their interrelationships and the importance of the human dimension... This book merits wide readership and provides and excellent text for many university courses." B. A. Whitton, International Journal of Environment Studies
ISBN: 9780631172871
Dimensions: 255mm x 178mm x 30mm
Weight: 1021g
448 pages