Tropical Environments

Tropical Environments
Author: Martin Kellman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 849
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134819595

Tropical Environments presents a comprehensive introduction to the complex systems of the tropics. Covering a broad, cross-regional range of humid through to semi-arid tropical climate zones, the book features a wealth of case studies drawn from throughout the tropical world. The authors tackle the major problems within the tropics, from complex biological interactions and soil nutrient deficiencies, offering a balanced integration of biophysical and human management issues.

Tropical Environments

Tropical Environments
Author: Richard Heelas
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780748758203

One of five new additions to the EPICS range published in 2001, dealing with more popular topics for the new specifications. EPICS brings a fresh approach to topics of current interest, allowing students to acquire an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of geographical issues. Each topic provides a wide range of detailed case studies and offers an intergrated approach to all aspects of geographical study.

Tropical Alpine Environments

Tropical Alpine Environments
Author: Philip W. Rundel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1994-09
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 052142089X

Plants growing in tropical alpine environments (at altitudes above the closed canopy forest and below the limit of plant life) have evolved distinct forms to cope with a hostile environment characterized by cold, drought and fire. Unlike temperate alpine environments, where there are distinct seasons of favourable and unfavourable conditions for growth, tropical alpine habitats present summer conditions every day and winter conditions every night. Using examples from all over the tropics, this fascinating account reviews, for the first time, the unique form and functional relationships of tropical alpine plants examining both their physiological ecology and population biology. It will appeal to anyone interested in tropical vegetation and plant physiological adaptations to hostile environment, as well as to researchers in biogeography and ecology.

Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands

Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands
Author: Chandrakasan Sivaperuman
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 808
Release: 2018-04-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128130652

Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands provides comprehensive information on climate change, biodiversity, possible impacts, adaptation measures and policy challenges to help users rehabilitate and preserve the natural resources of tropical islands. While biodiversity and climate change of tropical islands has previously received less attention, it is ironically one of the most vulnerable regions in this regard. The core content of the work derives largely from the ideas and research output from various reputed scientists and experts who have recorded climate change impacts on aquatic and coastal life in tropical regions. Contributors have direct working experience with the tribes in some of the tropical islands. All of their expertise and information is compiled and presented in the work, including coverage related to climate change. This work highlights the ever-growing need to develop and apply strategies that optimize the use of natural resources, both on land and in water and judicious use of biodiversity. It functions as a critical resource on tropical island biodiversity for researchers, academicians, practitioners and policy makers in a variety of related disciplines. - Covers a huge range of biodiversity documentation, conservation measures and strategies that can be applied to various sectors, from forests to agriculture - Brings together expertise from researchers in the area who have direct experience in the regions described - Contains a wealth of field research related to biodiversity conservation and its applications from a variety of tropical islands

Humid Tropical Environments

Humid Tropical Environments
Author: Alison Reading
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1995-10-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0631191747

The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world. The most complete textbook on this key subject. Fully illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Informative case studies and examples. Considers the physical environment as a whole and stresses the link between the elements.

Marine Corrosion in Tropical Environments

Marine Corrosion in Tropical Environments
Author: S. W. Dean
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2000
Genre: Concrete
ISBN: 0803128738

Contains papers presented at a November 2000 symposium, examining laboratory evaluation methods, test methods, and model prediction in research on atmospheric corrosion, corrosion of rebar in concrete, marine corrosion, and other related corrosion phenomena. Topics include degradation of fiber reinf

Biodeterioration of Stone in Tropical Environments

Biodeterioration of Stone in Tropical Environments
Author: Rakesh Kumar
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780892365500

This series includes monographs, research results, and state-of-the-art reviews of conservation literature by Institute staff and others.Discusses the types and causes of stone biodeterioration in hot and humid climates, preventive and remedial methods, selection of chemical treatments, status of current research, and areas for further investigation.

Biological Deterioration of Woods in Tropical Environments

Biological Deterioration of Woods in Tropical Environments
Author: Charles R. Southwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1971
Genre: Marine borers
ISBN:

Six chemical wood preservatives were selected for evaluation over long periods of exposure in extremely borer-active marine environments. Southern Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir were full-cell pressure-treated with these chemicals and exposed in tropical seas and tropical brackish water for periods up to 90 months. Subsequently, 16 of the natural tropical woods considered best for use with pressure preservatives were combined with whole creosote and exposed in the most borer active of the seawater sites for periods exceeding 4 years. All samples have been removed, sectioned, and rated separately for the three major groups of marine borers: teredo, pholad, and limnoria. The long-term results show that heavy treatments of whole creosote and chromated copper arsenate (CCA, type A) are very effective preservatives for Southern Pine exposed in seawater, while the CCA was the singularly most effective treatment against the brackish-water Psiloteredo. Some of the most promising results were obtained with combinations of a few relatively limnoria-resistant tropical woods with a teredo-effective creosote pressure treatment. (Author).