The Equatorial Rain Forest

Contents1 Present Vegetation and Its Biogeographical Problems 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Present Vegetation of Equatorial Regions 1.3 The Value of Vegetational History 1.4 Methods of Studying Vegetational History 2 The Prelude to the Quaternary 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Cretaceous Period 2.3 The Palaeogene 2.4 The Neogene 2.5 Palynological Evidence and Synthesis 3 The Quaternary Vegetation of Equatorial Africa 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Present Vegetation 3.3 Biogeographical Problems 3.4 Modern Pollen Rain 3.5 The Fossil Pollen Evidence 3.6 Conclusions 4 The Quaternary Vegetation of Equatorial Latin America 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Present Vegetation 4.3 Biogeographical Problems 4.4 Modern Pollen Rain 4.5 The Fossil Pollen Evidence 4.6 Conclusions 5 The Quaternary Vegetation of Equatorial Indo-Malesia 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Present Vegetation 5.3 Biogeographical Problems 5.4 Modern Pollen Rain 5.5 The Fossil Pollen Evidence 5.6 Conclusions 6 Seral Changes in Equatorial Vegetation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Xeroseres 6.3 Hydroseres and Related Successions 6.4 Conclusions 7 The Influence of Man 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Equatorial Africa 7.3 Equatorial Latin America 7.4 Equatorial Indo-Malesia 7.5 Conclusions 8 Conclusions, Present Trends and Prospects 8.1 Conclusions 8.2 Present Trends 8.3 Prospects Appendix 1. Notes On Common Pollen Types of the Equatorial East African Quaternary Appendix 2. Notes On Common Pollen Types and Other Microfossils of the Equatorial Latin American Quaternary Appendix 3. Notes On Common Pollen and Spore Types of the Equatorial Indo-Malesian Quaternary Bibliography Index