Edited by
Friedhelm Goltenboth, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Kris Timotius, Satya Wacana Christian University, Central Java, Indonesia
Paciencia Milan, Leyte State University, Leyte, Philippines
Josef Margraf, Biocenter, Jinghong, China
Description
The textbook entitled Tropical Ecology of Southeast Asia – The Indonesian Archipelago unfolds in its 5 major chapters with 20 subchapters
on more than 500 pages, with more than 300 figures, the basic principles of ecology with examples mainly coming from the Indonesian Archipelago.
After an introduction describing the geography, geology and climate of the region, the second chapter is dedicated to marine and freshwater
ecosystems. Chapters on the functional ecology of seagrass beds, coral reefs, open ocean and deep sea are followed by information on
lotic and lentic freshwater ecosystems. In chapter III ecotones and special ecosystems of the achipelago are in focus. The ecology and
ecosystems of shore and tidal flats, mangroves, estuaries and soft bottom shores, caves, small islands, grasslands and savannas are decribed.
The forest ecosystems with beach forest, tropical lowland evergreen rainforest, some special forest systems and mountain forests form
the contents of chapter IV. The final chapter V is dealing with agroecosystems and human ecology. The main focus in this chapter is
ricefield ecology, landuse systems and social ecology, including the advent of man and the development and expansion of man influencing
this achipelago. An extended glossary and bibliography is added as well as tables of abbreviations, conversion factors, international
system of units and measurements or SI and a geological time table and systematics. The index gives assess to important keywords and
relevant information spread thoughout the contents of the book. The textbook will certainly be useful to teachers, lecturers and their
students at university and college level. It also gives an overview about insular ecology of the vast Indonesian archipelago to any
interested person or working ecologist.
Audience:
Lecturers in ecology, as well as students of biology, forestry, environmental sciences, agriculture , geography.
