Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain ForestsISBN: 978-0-471-98326-2
Hardcover
384 pages
April 2000
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Present-Day Tropical Rain Forests.
Geological Time Framework, Palaeoecological and Palaeoclimate Definitions.
Geological Evidence for Rain Forests.
Early Angiosperm History and the First Megathermal Rain Forests.
South and Middle America.
Africa.
India.
Southeast Asia and the Eastern Pacific.
Australasia.
Northern Hemisphere Megathermal Rain Forests.
Interplate Dispersal Paths and Land Bridges.
Synthesis.
The Future of Rain Forests?
Appendix.
Glossary.
References.
Indexes.
Geological Time Framework, Palaeoecological and Palaeoclimate Definitions.
Geological Evidence for Rain Forests.
Early Angiosperm History and the First Megathermal Rain Forests.
South and Middle America.
Africa.
India.
Southeast Asia and the Eastern Pacific.
Australasia.
Northern Hemisphere Megathermal Rain Forests.
Interplate Dispersal Paths and Land Bridges.
Synthesis.
The Future of Rain Forests?
Appendix.
Glossary.
References.
Indexes.