Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
No detailed description available for "The World Atlas of Trees and Forests".
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (401 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780691235936
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6976311
DDC:
634.90223
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- 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.
