The Equatorial Rain Forest
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The Equatorial Rain Forest

A Geological History

  1. 170 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Equatorial Rain Forest

A Geological History

About this book

The Equatorial Rain Forest: A Geological History presents the equatorial vegetation as a dynamic entity with varied and highly significant history. It also discusses other types of equatorial regions. It addresses the vegetational history from a palaeoecological viewpoint. Some of the topics covered in the book are the vegetation of equatorial regions; the prelude to the quaternary; the quaternary vegetation of equatorial Latin America; the quaternary vegetation of equatorial Africa; the cretaceous period; and the quaternary vegetation of equatorial indo-malesia. The value of vegetational history is fully covered. The effect of man on vegetation is discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the methods of studying vegetational history. The Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs are presented completely. A chapter is devoted to the palynological evidence and synthesis. Another section focuses on the xeroseres, hydroseres and related successions. The book can provide useful information to botanists, geologists, students, and researchers.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Equatorial Rain Forest: A Geological History
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. CHAPTER 1. PRESENT VEGETATION AND ITS BIOGEOGRAPHICAL PROBLEMS
  8. CHAPTER 2. THE PRELUDE TO THE QUATERNARY
  9. CHAPTER 3. THE QUATERNARY VEGETATION OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA
  10. CHAPTER 4. THE QUATERNARY VEGETATION OF EQUATORIAL LATIN AMERICA
  11. CHAPTER 5. THE QUATERNARY VEGETATION OF EQUATORIAL INDO-MALESIA
  12. CHAPTER 6. SERAL CHANGES IN EQUATORIAL VEGETATION
  13. CHAPTER 7. THE INFLUENCE OF MAN
  14. CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS, PRESENT TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
  15. Appendix 1: Notes on common pollen types of the Equatorial East African Quaternary
  16. Appendix 2: Notes on common pollen types and other microfossils of the Equatorial Latin American Quaternary
  17. Appendix 3: Notes on common pollen and spore types of the Equatorial Indo–Malesian Quaternary
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index