Vietnam a natural history / Eleanor Jane Sterling, Martha Maud Hurley, Le Duc Minh ; with illustrations by Joyce A. Powzyk.

Author/creator Sterling, Eleanor J.
Other author Hurley, Martha Maud, 1966-
Other author Le, Minh Duc, 1973-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press,
Descriptionxviii, 423 p. : col. ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 389-406) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005029254
ISBN0300106084 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN9780300106084 (clothbound : alk. paper)

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