Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems

by Hari Eswaran, Rattan Lal, Hari Eswaran

Book Overview

Tropical ecosystems - the regions between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - play an important role in global processes, economic issues, and political concerns. In their natural state, tropical ecosystems support a large quantity of above- and below-ground biomass, and constitute a major part of the terrestrial carbon pool. Conversion of the natural ecosystem to agriculture and forestry ecosystems disturbs this ecological balance.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566704855
• ISBN13: 9781566704854
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.3"