Rain forests : a pro/con issue /
By: Johnson, Linda Carlson
Material type: BookSeries: Hot pro/con issues.Publisher: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c1999.Description: 64 p. : col ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0766012026Subject(s): Rain forest ecology -- Juvenile literature | Rain forests -- Juvenile literature | Rain forest conservation -- Juvenile literature | Deforestation -- Tropics -- Juvenile literature | Rain forests | Rain forest ecology | Ecology | Rain forest conservation | Rain forests | Rain forest ecology | Ecology | Conservation of natural resourcesDDC classification: 577.34 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Describes tropical rain forests and discusses different issues surrounding their destruction, including species extinction, land rights of tribal peoples, economic pressures of developing countries, and global warming.
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 577.34 JO RA (Browse shelf) | Available | T0019531 |
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577.144 HU CA Carbon sinks and climate change : | 577.22 CL IM Climate change : | 577.27 WA TE Water, energy & food sustainability in the Middle East : | 577.34 JO RA Rain forests : | 577.64 RI VE River science : | 581.956 HE PL Plant ecology in the Middle East | 582.16 WO HI The hidden life of trees : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62) and index.
Describes tropical rain forests and discusses different issues surrounding their destruction, including species extinction, land rights of tribal peoples, economic pressures of developing countries, and global warming.
Young Adult