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Amazonian Rain Forests
Carl F. . Ed(S): Jordan
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Description for Amazonian Rain Forests
Paperback. Case Studies of Exosystem Dynamics Under a Spectrum of Land Use-Intensities Editor(s): Jordan, Carl F. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 235.
DEVELOPMENT AND DISTURBANCE IN AMAZON FORESTS Contrasting Impressions 6 2 The rain forests of the Amazon Basin cover approximately 5.8 x 10 km (Salati and Vose 1984). Flying over even just part of this basin, one gazes hour after hour upon this seemingly infinite blanket of green. The impression of immen sity is similar when viewed from the Amazon River itself, or from its tributar ies. From a hammock on the shaded deck of a riverboat, the immensity of the forest presents an incredible monotony as one view of the shoreline blends unnoticeably into another. From both perspectives, the overwhelming ... Read more
DEVELOPMENT AND DISTURBANCE IN AMAZON FORESTS Contrasting Impressions 6 2 The rain forests of the Amazon Basin cover approximately 5.8 x 10 km (Salati and Vose 1984). Flying over even just part of this basin, one gazes hour after hour upon this seemingly infinite blanket of green. The impression of immen sity is similar when viewed from the Amazon River itself, or from its tributar ies. From a hammock on the shaded deck of a riverboat, the immensity of the forest presents an incredible monotony as one view of the shoreline blends unnoticeably into another. From both perspectives, the overwhelming ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
133
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461291022
SKU
V9781461291022
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