The World Atlas of Trees and Forests : : Exploring Earth's Forest Ecosystems / / Peter White, Herman Shugart, Jérôme Chave, Sassan Saatchi.
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 webs of flo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 p.) :; 250+ color illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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