Green Indonesia: Tropical Forest Encounters

by Ilsa Sharp, Thomas E. Lovejoy, Alain Compost

Book Overview

Tropical rain forests, covering only seven percent of the earth's land surface, are the world's oldest ecosystems, providing natural habitats for over 50 percent of all species. The Indonesian archipelago, composed of some 13,000 equitorial islands, contains 10 percent of the world's total rain forest area and is home to an estimated 4,000 species of trees, 500 species of mammals, and over 1,500 species of birds. This beautifully illustrated volume...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 967653045X
• ISBN13: 9789676530455
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.9" x 13.3"