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Forests in the Clouds

✍ Scribed by Achim Dohrenbusch; Achim Häger

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Weight
990 KB
Volume
28
Category
Article
ISSN
0172-1526

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The montane rain forest in the tropical regions of the Earth provide living space for a fascinating plant world. As the example of Costa Rica shows, climatic factors have a major effect on both the flora and the ecosystem as a whole

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