TAILIEUCHUNG - Tropical Forests (Biomes of the Earth)

Following a discussion of what the phrasethe Tropics means, this volume in the Biomes of the Earth series looks at characteristic geology, flora, fauna, and people living in tropical forests today. | _ J omes of the Earth Tropical Forests Michael AU a by ILLUSTRATIONS BY Richard Garratt 3 . BIOMES OF THE EARTH TROPICAL FORESTS Michael Allaby Illustrations by Richard Garratt cHELSEH HOUSE PUBLISHERS An imprint of Infobase Publishing Tropical Forests Copyright 2006 by Michael Allaby All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information storage or retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact Chelsea House An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 ISBN-13 978-0-8160-5322-3 ISBN-10 0-8160-5322-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Allaby Michael. Tropical forests Michael Allaby illustrations by Richard Garratt. p. cm. Biomes of the Earth Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8160-5322-7 1. Rain forest ecology Juvenile literature. 2. Rain forests Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series. 2006 dc22 2005006747 Chelsea House books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses associations institutions or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at 212 967-8800 or 800 322-8755. You can find Chelsea House on the World Wide Web at http Text design by David Strelecky Cover design by Cathy Rincon Illustrations by Richard Garratt Photo Research by Elizabeth H. Oakes Printed in Hong Kong CP FOF 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 This book is printed on acid-free .

• Môi trường
• Tropical Forests Forests
• Importance of coral
• Reefs and marine environment
• Materials on coral
• Absorb energy of ocean
• Litter crop
• Litter dynamics
• Litter components
• Tropical dry forests
• Litterfall pattern in dry tropical forests
• america�s
• vital
• national
• interest
• deforestation
• tropical
• climate
• forests
• reducing
• protecting
• Biodiversity conservation
• Basal area Diversity indices
• Ecosystem services
• Dry tropical forests
• Conservation strategies for rehabilitation
• Microscopic soil fungi
• Tropical forests
• Internal transcribed spacer
• Organic residues
• Organic matter
• Environmental advances
• Plant diversity
• Local rainfall regime mediate soil ecosystem functions
• North east Bangladesh
• Boreal forests
• Green house gases
• Multiyear high quality
• Carbon fluxes
• Forest structure
• Forest stands
• Cardamom mountains
• Species composition
• Species diversity
• Distribution patterns
• Biogeographical analyses
• Myxomycete diversity
• Methane flux
• Decay trees
• Western ghats
• Global warming
• Cat Ba National Park
• Dung beetles
• Indicator species
• Tropical karst ecosystems
• Onthophagus dorsofasciatus
• Future Potentials
• Natural Fiber Polymer
• Composites Technology Applied
• Recovery and Protection
• Industrial and Urban
• americas