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The World Atlas of Trees and Forests : Exploring Earth's Forest Ecosystems /
A marvelously illustrated look at the world's diverse forests and their ecosystemsThe earth's forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent w...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2022]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Seeing the Forest for the Trees
- 2 Scale and the Forest Ecosystem
- 3 The Forest as a Dynamic Mosaic
- 4 Mapping the Forests of the World
- 5 The Diversity of the World's Forests
- 6 Tropical Rain Forests
- 7 The Boreal Forest or Taiga
- 8 Savannas and Dry Forests
- 9 Temperate Forests
- 10 Forest Change Over Millennia
- 11 Climate Change and Forests
- 12 The Future: Seeing Forests with New Eyes
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Resources
- Notes on contributors
- Index
- Picture credits