Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction (The Iucn Forest Conservation Programme)

by T. C. Whitmore (Author), J. A. Sayer (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  1992

  $126.55

  Most animal and plant species inhabit tropical forests. Hence the interest in the effects of tropical forest clearance on biological diversity. The book provides a conservationist's perception of how fast tropical forests are being lost and what the consequences are for biological diversity.