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UNINA9910975082703321 |
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Autore |
Park Chris C |
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Titolo |
Tropical rainforests / / Chris C. Park |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-92501-8 |
1-134-92502-6 |
1-138-17776-8 |
1-280-32272-1 |
0-203-41346-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (203 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human ecology - Tropics |
Deforestation - Tropics |
Rain forest conservation |
Forest management - Tropics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-180) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST: HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT; DESTRUCTION OF THE RAINFOREST: RATES OF LOSS; CAUSES AND PROCESSES OF CLEARANCE; IMPACTS AND COSTS OF DESTRUCTION; FOREST PEOPLES; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tropical Rainforests takes a broad, fresh perspective on the ecology, environment and people of the world's most vital ecosystem, using case studies from all the major forest areas |
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