A land-ecological study of soils, vegetation, and plant diversity in Colombian Amazonia.1995.(Tropenbos Series,12).illustr. 438 p.gr8vo. Paper bd.

Colombian Amazonia represents one of the world's rare sites whereextensive rain forests can still be found. The forests along the middlestretch of the Caqueta River, one of the principal Colombian tributariesof the Amzon, have been subject of an integrated land-ecological mappingproject. This book is a follow-up of the Spanish survey report. It givesnew insight in spatial patterns of upper Amazonian soils and vegetation.Among many other topics, the book presents a first systematic treatmentof humus forms in tropical lowland rain forest ecosystems. It also givesdetailed accounts of rain forest-environment relationships and discussesthe main factors behind the very high level of plant diversity in the area.