Tropical forests of the Guiana Shield : ancient forests in a modern world
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
1 online resource (xii, 528 pages) : illustrations
9781845930929, 1845930924
133164844
Print version:
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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