4. Vietnam’s Living Environments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
5. 1. An Introduction to Vietnam 1
6. 2. Humans and the Environment 23
7. 3. Biogeography of Vietnam 45
8. 4. Vietnam’s Living Environments 71
9. 5. The Fauna of Vietnam 97
10. 6. Northern Vietnam 157
11. 7. Central Vietnam and the Truong Son Range 211
12. 8. Southern Vietnam 261
13. 9. Threats to Vietnam’s Biodiversity 315
14. 10. Conservation 349
15. Appendix 1. Ethnic groups and their distribution in Vietnam 379
16. Appendix 2. Endemic and Restricted-Range Mammals and Birds in Vietnam 381
17. Appendix 3. New terrestrial vertebrates described from Vietnam, 1992–2004 385
18. Appendix 4. New plant genera described from Vietnam, 1992–2004 388
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 389
20. INDEX 407