Description |
ix, 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction to the biogeography and ecology of the rain forests of eastern Africa -- The geological evolution of East Africa -- Climatic history and forest distribution in eastern Africa -- Eastern Arc moist forest flora -- East African coastal forest botany -- Biogeography of East African montane forest millipedes -- The Linyphiid spider fauna (Araneae: Linyphiidae) of mountain forests in the Eastern Arc mountains -- The montane butterflies of the eastern Afrotropics -- Herpetofauna of the eastern African forests -- The zoogeography of the montane forest avifauna of eastern Tanzania -- Mammals in the forests of eastern Africa -- Ecology of the Zanzibar red colobus monkey, Colobus badius Kirkii (Gray,1968), in comparison with other red colobines -- The socioecology of interspecific associations among the monkeys of the Mwanihana rain forest, Tanzania: a biogeographic perspective -- The conservation of the forest resources of eastern Africa: past influences, present practices and future needs. |
Subject |
Rain forest ecology -- Africa, Eastern.
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Rain forest ecology. |
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Eastern Africa. |
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Rain forest animals -- Africa, Eastern.
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Rain forest animals. |
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Rain forest plants -- Africa, Eastern.
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Rain forest plants. |
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Rain forests -- Africa, Eastern.
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Rain forests. |
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Rain forest animals -- Africa, Eastern -- Geographical distribution.
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Rain forest plants -- Africa, Eastern -- Geographical distribution.
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Indexed Term |
Tropical regions Forests Ecology |
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East Africa |
Added Author |
Lovett, Jon.
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Wasser, Samuel K.
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ISBN |
0521430836 hardcover |
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