Maracá: The Biodiversity and Environment of an Amazonian Rainforest
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Few tropical ecosystems have been subjected to multi-disciplinary investigations as broad and exhaustive as those carried out on the Ilha de Maracá, a riverine island in the Brazilian Amazon. This diverse and remarkable ecological reserve, in Brazils northernmost Amazon state of Roraima, includes environments and habitats ranging from rainforests and semi-deciduous forests to natural savannas, lakes, rivers and palm swamps. These have been subjected to an in-depth international scientific study whose primary aim was to undertake one of the most detailed ecological surveys ever conducted in Amazonia. The results of this enormous body of research, involving the collaborative fieldwork of some 200 workers, span the reserves geology, geomorphology, botany, zoology, phenology, soils, limnology, ecology and historical human occupation. These have been carefully drawn together in this volume in such a manner as to provide not only a coherent and scholarly picture of an unique and fascinating environment, but also an important and enduring source of reference for a broad spectrum of disciplines to the Amazon environment. This book is a timely reminder of the crucial importance of our understanding of rainforest components and their interrelationships, appearing as it does at a period when there is an intense interest in this extremely endangered ecosystem.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
This book reports and documents the findings of a major scientific survey of the Brazilian rainforest sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society. The results contain detailed botanical, zoological, entomological, geological, geomorphological and pedagogical materials describing about 2,000 species (including 1,300 vascular plants).
Maracá: The Biodiversity and Environment of an Amazonian Rainforest
Maracá: The Biodiversity and Environment of an Amazonian Rainforest,William Milliken,James A. Ratter,John Wiley & Sons,0471979171,Brazil,Environmental Studies,Forest biodiversity,Forest biological diversity,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Life Sciences - Botany,Life Sciences - Ecology,Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems,Maraca Island (Roraima),MaracĂ¢a Island (Roraima),Natural history,Rain Forest Ecology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Trees & Forests - Rainforests,Amazon river,Conservation of wildlife & habitats,Deforestation,Environmental science,Forests, rainforests,Science / Botany
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