Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 2 THE HISTORY OF TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS 3 TROPICAL CLIMATES AND MOISTURE REGIMES 4 SOILS AND NUTRIENT LIMITATION IN TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS 5 TROPICAL BIOTAS 6 TROPICAL FORESTS AND FORESTRY 7 TROPICAL SAVANNAS 8 TRADITIONAL TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS 9 INTENSIFIED TROPICAL AGRICULTURE 10 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION IN THE TROPICS 11 LAND USE PLANNING, REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH

About the Author

Martin Kellman is Professor of Geography and Biology at York University, Ontario, Canada. Rosanne Tackaberry is a Senior Science Advisor with the Government of Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program.

Reviews

"Refreshingly..this highly interdisciplinary text weaves together a collection of some of the most critical issues in the ecology and conservation of tropical ecosystems." Carlos A Peres Trends in Ecology and Evolution June 1998