Rainforests: The Illustrated Library of the Earth [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Myers, Norman, Ph.D. (consulting editor, Independent Consultant in Environment and Development, Oxford, UK)

Verlag: Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1993

Beschreibung

Fine condition oversized (folio - over 12 inches tall) forest green boards with gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments and Index. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, color drawings and maps, color photographic front and rear endpapers, plus multiple page color frontispiece photographs. "More than half of all living species of animals and plants live in tropical rainforests. This wonderfully rich and diverse habitat, from the cool dark world of the forest floor to the majestic and mysterious canopy, is now at the forefront of international conservation efforts. In this handsome and timely book fifteen of the world's most respected rainforst experts, under the direction of noted environmentalist Norman Myers, have created a text of impeccable authority. Together they provide the latest scientific information on rainforests, the problems that beset them, and the actions that can be taken to ensure their survival. RAINFORESTS is divided into three broad sections. The first, Layers of Teeming Life, introduces the world's tropical rainforests, explains where they are, what distinguishes them, and why they are so vital, and provides an overview of the diversity of rainforest plant and animal life. The second section, Forests and People, surveys the lives and cultures of the traditional people of the rainforests of Asia, Africa, and South and Central America. It concludes with a review of the consequences of the cultural and economic domination of Europe after about 1500. The final section, The Future of the Forests, discusses the forces that threaten tropical rainforests and outlines the measures that are being taken, and could be taken, to save them. RAINFORESTS offers a unique and vivid insight into this precious and disappearing world. The lucid and sensitive text, together with photographs drawn from sources all over the world and full-color illustrations especially commissioned for this publication, combine to create a book of stunning beauty and authority." - from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004844

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Rainforests: The Illustrated Library of the ...

Verlag: Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Erscheinungsdatum: 1993

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition