TY - BOOK AU - Moore,Peter D. AU - Garratt,Richard TI - Tropical forests T2 - Ecosystem SN - 9781438118741 (electronic bk.) PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Facts on File KW - Forest ecology KW - Tropics KW - Juvenile literature KW - Forests and forestry N1 - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-234) and index; Climate and tropical forests -- Geology of the tropical forests -- Types of tropical forest -- The tropical forest ecosystem -- Biodiversity of the tropical forest -- Biology of the tropical forests: plants -- Biology of the tropical forest: animals -- Ancient history of tropical forests -- People in the tropical forests -- The value of tropical forests -- The future of tropical forest -- General conclusions -- Glossary N2 - Presents a comprehensive look at the world's tropical forests, including their importance to global ecology UR - http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=257368 ER -