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Tropical rainforest : a world survey of our most valuable and endangered habitat with a blueprint for its survival
- Title
- Tropical rainforest : a world survey of our most valuable and endangered habitat with a blueprint for its survival / Arnold Newman ; foreword by Mildred E. Mathias.
- Author
- Newman, Arnold, 1941-
- Publication
- New York : Facts on File, ©1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QH541.5.R27 N49 1990q Oversize | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Mathias, Mildred E. (Mildred Esther), 1906-1995
- Description
- 256 pages : color illustrations; 31 cm
- Summary
- Examines how mankind has exploited the rain forest environment and how the forest resources should be managed.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index.
- Contents
- What is a tropical rainforest? The living cathedral ; Creatures of the forest -- The web of life. The dynamics of th rainforest ; Pollination and seed dispersal ; Specialists and partnerships -- Threats to the forest. Agriculture ; International logging ; Fuelwood collection ; The paper chase and other factors -- What do we lose? Biological diversity ; A wealth of natural resources ; Atmospheric stability ; A dwindling land resource ; The human resource -- A blueprint for survival. Habitat preservation ; Stabilizing the migrant cultivator ; International logging ; Wood production for the future ; The funding of project rainforest -- Appendix 1. Educational resources -- Appendix 2. Tropical timbers and domestic alternatives -- Appendix 3. Toward sustained productivity.
- ISBN
- 0816019444
- 9780816019441
- LCCN
- 90003484
- OCLC
- ocm21563115
- 21563115
- SCSB-1916349
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library