Interdisciplinary Aspects of Environmental Sciences, Plant Ecology, Geochemistry
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Overview
Looks at the most important processes linking climate and vegetation in the tropics in general and in the Amazon in particular. Through individual reviews by some of the world's leading scientists, it covers such subjects as modeling tropical meteorology and climate, tropical microclimatology, connections of vegetation to climate, and impacts of tropical deforestation on regional and global climate. Editorial summaries integrate this material into an overall perspective. Features an essay on protecting the global environment by James Lovelock.Book Details
Published
March 11, 1987
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
526
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780471845119