Trees and forests of tropical Asia exploring Tapovan

Informed by decades of researching tropical Asian forests, a comprehensive, up-to-date, and beautifully illustrated synthesis of the natural history of this unique place. Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia invites readers on an expedition into the leafy, humid, forested landscapes of tropical Asia-t...

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Hauptverfasser: Ashton, Peter S. 1934- (VerfasserIn), Lee, David 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2022
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • The Asian tropics
  • Forests in the landscape
  • Geology
  • Climates
  • Soils
  • Plants of the Asian tropics
  • Lowland everwet forests: structure and dynamics
  • Forests of the seasonal tropics
  • Tree species composition in tropical lowland forests
  • Abode of the clouds
  • Trees and their mobile links: pollination
  • Trees and their mobile links: dispersal and survival
  • Phylogeography
  • Forest and tree diversity: why does it vary, and how is it maintained?
  • People in the forest
  • Forest history: the European influence
  • Forest history: independence
  • Future forests