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" Tropical forests of the Guiana Shield : "
edited by D.S. Hammond.
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BL
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994209
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b748579
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Tropical forests of the Guiana Shield : : ancient forests in a modern world /\ edited by D.S. Hammond.
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| Publication Statement
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ;Cambridge, MA :: CABI Pub.,, ©2005.
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CAB books
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1 online resource (xii, 528 pages) :: illustrations
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1845930924
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0851995365
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9780851995366
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Ancient land in a modern world / David S. Hammond -- Biophysical features of the Guiana Shield / David S. Hammond -- Ecophysiological patterns in Guianan forest plants / Thijs L. Pons, Eustace E. Alexander, Nico C. Houter, Simmoné A. Rose and Toon Rijkers -- Rainforest vertebrates and food plant diversity in the Guiana Shield / Pierre-Michel Forget and David S. Hammond -- Folivorous insects in the rainforests of the Guianas / Yves Basset, Neil D. Springate and Elroy Charles -- Flower-visiting insects in Guianan forests : pollinators, thieves, lovers and their foes / Bart P.E. De Dijn -- Guianan forest dynamics : geomorphographic control and tropical forest change across diverging landscapes / David S. Hammond -- Socio-economic aspects of Guiana Shield forest use / David S. Hammond -- Forest conservation and management in the Guiana Shield / David S. Hammond.
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| Abstract
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This book is a comprehensive and detailed synthesis of the natural and human history of forests in the Guiana Shield, which is an ancient geological region located in northeastern South America (constitutes all or most of Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela), and the forces that have combined to shape their unique place in the modern tropical world. Chapters cover geology, climate, hydrology, soils, nutrient cycling, plant-animal interactions, archaeology, colonization and land use history, plant distributions and life history attributes, forest dynamics and conservation and management of flora and fauna.
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Natural history-- Guiana Highlands.
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Rain forest ecology-- Guiana Highlands.
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Rain forests-- Guiana Highlands.
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Archaeology.
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Climate.
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Cycling.
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Fauna.
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Flora.
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Forests.
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Geology.
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History.
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Hydrology.
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Land use.
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Life history.
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Natural history.
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Plants.
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Rain forest ecology.
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Rain forests.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Biological Diversity.
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Soil.
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Tropical forests.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Wildlife management.
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Guiana Highlands.
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South America, Guiana Highlands.
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| Dewey Classification
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578.734/098
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QH111.T76 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Hammond, D. S., (David Scott),1965-
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