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Rain forests are magical places. More than half of the world's species are found in just the canopy layer of these forests, which are found on every continent (save Antarctica) where rainfall is high throughout the year. Oldfield, botanist and author of Rain Forests (1996), presents a wonderful overview of both tropical and temperate rain forests. An introductory chapter discusses the biodiversity found in rain forests and the human impact on this diversity, both from indigenous peoples and from extractive use by outside groups. Next, the major rain forest regions are surveyed in separate chapters. Africa is home to mountain gorillas and okapis. Tigers and rhinoceroses shelter in the forests of India and Southeast Asia. Central America leads the way in rain forest ecotourism, while the islands of the Caribbean contain only fragile rain forest fragments. The Amazon basin contains more than half of the world's remaining rain forest. Finally, the temperate rain forests of New Zealand and North America are home to the tallest trees in the world. Enriched with maps and magnificent photographs. An excellent primer on this imperiled ecosystem. Nancy Bent
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"Bottom line: both a lovely book and a substantial one."
— Infodad.com
"This is a celebration of the flora and fauna of the world's rainforests."
— Wildlife Activist
"While the text is informative, the photographs vividly depict the beauty of rainforest ecosystems...."
— Richard Walthers, Green@Work Magazine
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Rain forests are magical places. More than half of the world's species are found in just the canopy layer of these forests, which are found on every continent (save Antarctica) where rainfall is high throughout the year. Oldfield, botanist and author of Rain Forests (1996), presents a wonderful overview of both tropical and temperate rain forests. An introductory chapter discusses the biodiversity found in rain forests and the human impact on this diversity, both from indigenous peoples and from extractive use by outside groups. Next, the major rain forest regions are surveyed in separate chapters. Africa is home to mountain gorillas and okapis. Tigers and rhinoceroses shelter in the forests of India and Southeast Asia. Central America leads the way in rain forest ecotourism, while the islands of the Caribbean contain only fragile rain forest fragments. The Amazon basin contains more than half of the world's remaining rain forest. Finally, the temperate rain forests of New Zealand and North America are home to the tallest trees in the world. Enriched with maps and magnificent photographs. An excellent primer on this imperiled ecosystem. Nancy Bent
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
"Bottom line: both a lovely book and a substantial one."
— Infodad.com
"This is a celebration of the flora and fauna of the world's rainforests."
— Wildlife Activist
"While the text is informative, the photographs vividly depict the beauty of rainforest ecosystems...."
— Richard Walthers, Green@Work Magazine
See all Editorial Reviews
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