Biodiversity of West African Forests: An Ecological Atlas of Woody Plant Species

Biodiversity of West African Forests: An Ecological Atlas of Woody Plant Species
ISBN-10
0851997341
ISBN-13
9780851997346
Category
Psychology
Pages
521
Language
English
Published
2004-01
Publisher
CABI
Author
Lourens Poorter

Description

The rain forests of West Africa have been designated as one of the world's hotspots of biodiversity. This book focuses on the biodiversity and ecology of these forests. It analyses the factors that give rise to biodiversity and the structure of tropical plant communities. It includes an atlas with ecological profiles of 280 rare plant species and 56 large timber species, each with a one page entry including a colour photograph and distribution map.

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