ISBN:
9783662644522
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (363 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Staeck, Lothar, 1944 - Fascination Amazon River
DDC:
578.09811
Keywords:
Human ecology-Amazon River Region
;
Plants-Amazon River Region
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Amazonas-Gebiet
;
Tiere
;
Pflanzen
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: What Travellers Can Really See on Their Trip to the Rainforest -- 2: The Amazon: The Largest River on Earth -- 2.1 The River Between Its Source and Mouth -- 2.2 Várzeas: Floodplain Meadows -- 2.3 Igapós: Floodplain Forests -- 2.4 River Meanders and Terra Firme -- 2.5 White Water -- 2.6 Black Water -- 2.7 Clear Water -- 3: Cities Along the Amazon River -- 3.1 Iquitos -- 3.2 Leticia -- 3.3 Manaus -- 3.4 Parintins -- 3.5 Santarém -- 3.6 Belém -- 4: The People of the Amazon River -- 4.1 The Original Population -- 4.2 The caboclos -- 5: The Rainforest -- 5.1 Greatest Diversity of Plant Species -- 5.2 A "New" Primary Forest Cannot Be Planted -- 5.3 The Ground Layer of the Rainforest -- 5.4 Middle Floor of the Rainforest -- 5.5 The Soil of the Old-Growth Forest -- 5.6 Top Floor of the Rainforest -- 5.7 Root Types -- 5.8 The Brazil Nut Tree -- 5.9 Epiphytes and Climbers -- 5.10 Summary: Structure of the Rainforest -- 6: Flowering Plants in and Around Water -- 6.1 Trees -- 6.1.1 Shield-Leaved Snake Wood Tree (Cecropia peltata)-Nettle Family (Urticaceae) -- 6.1.2 Gustavia (Gustavia superba)-(Lecythidaceae) -- 6.1.3 Eschweilera ovata: (Lecythidaceae) -- 6.1.4 Campsiandra comosa: Legume Family (Fabaceae) -- 6.1.5 Parkia discolor: Legume Family (Fabaceae) -- 6.1.6 Guiana chestnut (Pachira aquatica: Mallow Family (Malvaceae) -- Other Names: Provision Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Monguba (Brazil) -- 6.1.7 Munguba Tree (Pseudobombax munguba): Mallow Family (Malvaceae) -- Other Name: Brazilian silk-cotton-tree -- 6.1.8 Clitoria Tree (Clitoria fairchildiana): Legume Family (Fabaceae) -- Other Name: Sombreiro tree -- 6.1.9 Ice-Cream Bean (Inga edulis): Legume Family (Fabaceae) -- Other Name: Inga tree.
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