The tropical rain forest : an ecological study / P.W. Richards

By: Publication details: Cambridge : University Press, 1964Description: xviii, 450 p. : ill. ; 26 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 577.34 20 RIC
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CONTENTS

Introduction

Part 1: Structure and physiology
structure : synusiae and stratification
regeneration
the physiognomy of the trees and shrubs
the ground herbs and the dependent synusiae

Part 2: The environment
climate
microclimates
seasonal changes
soil conditions

Part 3: Floristic composition of climax communities
composition of primary rain forest

Part 4: Primary successions
the primary xerosere and the recolonization of Krakatauu
Hydroseres
coastal successions

Part 5: Tropical rain forest under limiting conditions
rain forest, deciduous forest and savanna
the tropical rain forest at its altitudinal and latitudinal limits

Part 6: Man and the tropical rain forest
secondary and deflected successions
the future of the tropical rain forest

Includes references and index

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