The Rio Chagres, Panama. A Multidisciplinary Profile of a Tropical Watershed.
Russell S. (Army Research Office) . Ed(S): Harmon
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Hardback. Examines one of the most important and complex of the world's tropical rainforest regions: the greater Panama Canal Watershed. This book promotes understanding of the physical and ecological components of an isolated and largely pristine tropical rainforest. Editor(s): Harmon, Russell S. (Army Research Office). Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1550.
This book calls the attention of the scientific community, government organizations and non-government agencies, and the general public, to arguably one of the most important and complex of the world’s tropical rainforest regions – the greater Panama Canal Watershed. The Río Chagres basin is the primary source for water to operate the Panama Canal, and also supplies water for electricity generation and potable water for municipal use, but this important national resource is largely unstudied from a scientific standpoint. The broad objective of the book is to characterize and understand the physical and ecological components of an isolated and largely ... Read more
This book calls the attention of the scientific community, government organizations and non-government agencies, and the general public, to arguably one of the most important and complex of the world’s tropical rainforest regions – the greater Panama Canal Watershed. The Río Chagres basin is the primary source for water to operate the Panama Canal, and also supplies water for electricity generation and potable water for municipal use, but this important national resource is largely unstudied from a scientific standpoint. The broad objective of the book is to characterize and understand the physical and ecological components of an isolated and largely ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Series
Water Science and Technology Library
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402032981
SKU
V9781402032981
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