Vietnam : a natural history /
A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals, and natural habitats, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shelters a significant portion of the world's biological diversity, including rare and unique organisms and an unusual mixture of tropical and temperate species. This book is the first comprehe...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2006.
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| ISBN: | 9780300128215 0300128215 9786611722005 6611722009 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- An introduction to Vietnam
- Humans and the environment
- Biogeography of Vietnam
- Vietnam's living environments
- The fauna of Vietnam
- Northern Vietnam : termination of the Himalayas
- Central Vietnam and the Truong Son Range : from wet mountains to dry forests
- Southern Vietnam : ascendancy of the Mekong
- Threats to Vietnam's biodiversity
- Conservation : the future of Vietnam's living world
- Appendix 1. Ethnic groups and their distribution in Vietnam
- Appendix 2. Endemic and restricted-range mammals and birds in Vietnam
- Appendix 3. New terrestrial vertebrates described from Vietnam, 1992-2004
- Appendix 4. New plant genera described from Vietnam, 1992-2004.