Mythic Woods: The World's Most Remarkable Forests
by Roberts, Jonathan

#6656

VIEW DETAILS
Front Cover

Mythic Woods: The World's Most Remarkable Forests: The planet hosts an extraordinary variety of forest habitats, which occupy roughly one-third of Earth's land area. They have been accorded mystical status in folklore and worshiped in countless ancient religions. Many are now well known – the rainforest of the Amazon or Sherwood forest – but many of the other equally majestic, exotic or historic forests are less familiar: the blue cedars of the Atlas Mountains, the cloud forests of the Andes, the baobabs of Madagascar, the mangrove swamps of Bangladesh, or the boreal forests of the northern latitudes, the world's largest terrestrial biome. Each has its own particular, fragile ecosystem. We are all too aware of the threats to many of the largest of these natural resources posed by commercial exploitation and the ever-increasing need for farming land as populations rise inexorably. Mythic Woods explores the individual character of a varied selection of these delicately balanced, enigmatic worlds.

Details

Quantity:	No item(s) available
Weight:	1.35 kg
Price:	CDN$ 50.00 (US$ 48.66)

ISBN-10:	0297843524
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780297843528
Author:	Roberts, Jonathan
Publisher:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson London
Publication Date:	12/2004
Pages:	176 pp
Size/Dimensions:	11.75 x 9.75 x .8 inches
Binding:	Hardcover