Rainforest - Hardcover

Oldfield, Sara

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262151065 ISBN 13: 9780262151061

Publisher: MIT Press, 2003

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More than half of the world's living species--from the hidden forests and exotic mammals of Madagascar to the multicolored birds and butterflies of Central America--are found almost exclusively within the rainforest canopy. Illustrated with 200 spectacular color photographs, Rainforest celebrates the diversity and beauty of the life in the world's rainforests. Each chapter covers a major rainforest region: Africa, Madagascar, India and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines, Central America, the Caribbean, the Amazon (which has more plant and animal species than anywhere else on Earth), and Brazil, as well as the temperate rainforests in areas such as Tasmania and North America. The book details habitat, plants and animals, and threats to the precarious balance between humans and rainforests. The introduction provides an overview of the world's rainforests and a summary of current conservation issues. Reference material includes a color world map showing the major rainforests, suggested further reading, and useful addresses.

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Review:

-- Richard Walthers, Green@Work Magazine

" Bottom line: both a lovely book and a substantial one." -- Infodad.com

" This is a celebration of the flora and fauna of the world's rainforests." -- Wildlife Activist

" While the text is informative, the photographs vividly depict the beauty of rainforest ecosystems...." -- Richard Walthers, Green@Work Magazine

& quot; Bottom line: both a lovely book and a substantial one.& quot; -- Infodad.com

& quot; This is a celebration of the flora and fauna of the world's rainforests.& quot; -- Wildlife Activist

& quot; While the text is informative, the photographs vividly depict the beauty of rainforest ecosystems....& quot; -- Richard Walthers, Green@Work Magazine

"This is a celebration of the flora and fauna of the world's rainforests."-- "Wildlife Activist"

"While the text is informative, the photographs vividly depict the beauty of rainforest ecosystems...."-- Richard Walthers, "Green@Work Magazine"

"Bottom line: both a lovely book and a substantial one."-- "Infodad.com"

About the Author:

Mark Rose is Executive Director of Fauna and Flora International.

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