Description
Book SynopsisProvides the first comprehensive review of the evolution of tropical rain forests on a continent by continent basis, within an up--to--date tectonic, palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic framework primarily by reference to the record of fossil pollens and spores.
Trade Review"No other book contains such an in-depth study of the history and evolution of rain forests set in a geological framework...this will stand as a definitive treatise on the subject." (Biologist, November 2000)
"This book gives an unsurpassed state of the art account and should be used and read by all students of tropical rain forests, vegetation history and history of Angiosperms" (Blumea, Vol 44/2, 1999)
"...will be of interest to all concerned with tropical rain forests." (Bois et Forest des Tropiques, Vol 265, 2000)
"...The quality and the high number of illustrations ...as well as a well-selected, although not exhaustive, bibliography, makes this book enjoyable to read." (Journal of Quaternary Science, July 2003)
Table of ContentsPresent-Day Tropical Rain Forests.
Geological Time Framework, Palaeoecological and Palaeoclimate Definitions.
Geological Evidence for Rain Forests.
Early Angiosperm History and the First Megathermal Rain Forests.
South and Middle America.
Africa.
India.
Southeast Asia and the Eastern Pacific.
Australasia.
Northern Hemisphere Megathermal Rain Forests.
Interplate Dispersal Paths and Land Bridges.
Synthesis.
The Future of Rain Forests?
Appendix.
Glossary.
References.
Indexes.
