The Central Amazon Floodplain: Ecology of a Pulsing System

By Wolfgang J. Junk and Wolfgang J. Junk

Floodplains are highly interesting and complex ecosystems which oscillate between a terrestrial and an aquatic phase. Accordingly, they are inhabited by terrestrial or aquatic animals and plants. The book examines the ecology of one of the largest and most fascinating tropical floodplains: the Amazon River floodplain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642082149
• ISBN13: 9783642082146
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"