The Emerald Realm: Earth's Precious Rain Forests / Contributing Authors: Ron Fisher, Tom Melham, Cynthia Russ Ramsay and other ; Contributing Photographers: Jose Azel, Michael Melford, Michael Nicholas and other. — Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1990. — 199 p.
Анотація: Together, earths tropical forests make up a globe-girdling emerald realm that occupies just 5 percent of the worlds land area yet nurtures perhaps half its plant and animal species. From this cornucopia pours an array of foods and herbs, the raw substance of medicines and chemical, and a variety of construction materials from bamboo to teak.