Distribution and ecology of vascular plants in a tropical rain forest: Forest vegetation in Ghana

摘要: It is a privilege to be asked and pleasurable duty for me write the foreword of this book. The conservation wise utilisation humid tropical forests, unique biome, are matters great concern importance millions living within around these forests and, perhaps, less directly, totality mankind. These provide many essential products services list lengthy need not repeated here. Suffice it say that there aspects human activity which do utilise some products, or derivatives therefrom. Yet view those most closely associated with study what known but minuscule portion whatthere know. now utilised, perhaps infinitesimal part full potential. All over world, however, being destroyed. At first, slowly, surely gathering tempo. This true also Ghana. Tracts offorest land converted other uses, often ephemeral sustained. Irreversible changes take place in our environment. gains shortlived, losses unobtrusively accumulate stay forever. accelerating rate deforestation, face relatively scanty knowledge indeed sad reflection state affairs. setting one welcomes book by Messrs. J. B. Hall M. D. Swaine.