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Author:

Tangley, Laura.

Title:

The rainforest / by Laura Tangley ; introduction by Russell E. Train.

Publisher:

Chelsea House Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c1992

Description:

135 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Rain forest ecology--Juvenile literature.
Rain forests--Juvenile literature.
Deforestation--Tropics--Juvenile literature.
Rain forest conservation--Juvenile literature.
Rain forests.
Rain forest ecology.
Ecology.
Deforestation--Tropics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125) and index.

Contents:

The vanishing forest -- What is a tropical rainforest? -- The world's most diverse ecosystem -- People and the rainforest -- Causes of rainforest destruction -- Consequences of deforestation -- Solutions.

Summary:

Examines what a rain forest is, its role in maintaining the Earth's ecosystem, and the causes and consequences of deforestation.

Series:

Earth at risk

ISBN:

9780791016046 (pbk.)
0791016048 (pbk.)
9780791015797
0791015793

LCCN:

91037270

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