Biogeography and Quaternary History in Tropical America (Oxford Monographs on Biogeography) [Hardcover]

T. C. Whitmore (Editor), G. T. Prance (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 3, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0198545460 | ISBN-13: 978-0198545460

This is a critical appraisal of the existing evidence on the history of Amazonia during the past 1.8 million years. Contributions from geology, geomorphology, paleoclimatology, pedology, botany and zoology are reviewed, with special emphasis on neotropical birds, butterflies, and plants. Much new materials is introduced, along with background information and alternative hypotheses. The book will be of value to ecologists, foresters, and planners interested in Amazonian vegetation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

For ornithologists the importance of this book is that it provides a great deal of background information relevant to probelms of speciation of neotropical birds. Ornithological libraries should possess this book; and it would be a useful addition to the personal library of anyone with a special interest in the neotropical avifauna'. Ibis Journal

'This is a useful digest of the refugial evidence, the updated accounts are fuller than previously published in a widely accessible form.' Journal of Biogeography

About the Author

T. C. Whitmore, Senior Research Officer, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. G. T. Prance, Senior Vice President, New York Botanical Garden.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 3, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198545460
• ISBN-13: 978-0198545460
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,802,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)