Appendix A Geological Time Line

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1 THE ASIAN TROPICS 1
5. 2 FOREST IN THE LANDSCAPE 19
6. 3 GEOLOGY 33
7. 4 CLIMATES 51
8. 5 SOILS 71
9. 6 PLANTS OF THE ASIAN TROPICS 91
10. 7 LOWLAND EVERWET FORESTS Structure and Dynamics 115
11. 8 FORESTS OF THE SEASONAL TROPICS 145
12. 9 TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION IN TROPICAL LOWLAND FORESTS 167
13. 10 ABODE OF THE CLOUDS 193
14. 11 TREES AND THEIR MOBILE LINKS: POLLINATION 223
15. 12 TREES AND THEIR MOBILE LINKS: DISPERSAL AND SURVIVAL 253
16. 13 PHYLOGEOGRAPHY 277
17. 14 FOREST AND TREE DIVERSITY Why Does It Vary, and How Is It Maintained? 307
18. 15 PEOPLE IN THE FOREST 337
19. 16 FOREST HISTORY: THE EUROPEAN INFLUENCE 355
20. 17 FOREST HISTORY: INDEPENDENCE 375
21. 18 FUTURE FORESTS 399
22. Acknowledgments 425
23. Appendix A Geological Time Line 427
24. Appendix B ForestGEO 429
25. Appendix C An Ecotourism Guide to Tropical Asian Forests 431
26. Illustration Credits and Abbreviations 443
27. Index 445