Ecology of Insular Southeast Asia: The Indonesi, Goltenboth, Timotius, Milan,#

Ecology of Insular Southeast AsiaThe Indonesian Archipelago\nAuthor(s): Friedhelm Goltenboth, Kris H. Timotius, Paciencia P. Milan, Josef Margraf\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444527394, 978-0444527394\nSynopsis\nThe textbook entitled Tropical Ecology of Southeast Asia The Indonesian Archipelago unfolds in its 5 major chapters with 20 subchapters on more than 500 pages, with more than 300 figures, the basic principles of ecology with examples mainly coming from the Indonesian Archipelago. After an introduction describing the geography, geology and climate of the region, the second chapter is dedicated to marine and freshwater ecosystems. Chapters on the functional ecology of seagrass beds, coral reefs, open ocean and deep sea are followed by information on lotic and lentic freshwater ecosystems. In chapter III ecotones and special ecosystems of the achipelago are in focus. The ecology and.