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Sterling, Eleanor J

a natural history

Eleanor Jane Sterling, Martha Maud Hurley, Le Duc Minh ; with illustrations by Joyce A. Powzyk.

Yale University Press

c2006

xviii, 423 p. col. ill., maps (some col.) 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-406) and index. , An introduction to Vietnam -- Humans and the environment -- Biogeography of Vietnam -- Vietnamʹs living environments -- The fauna of Vietnam -- Northern Vietnam : termination of the Himalayas -- Central Vietnam and the Truong Son Range : from wet mountains to dry forests -- Southern Vietnam : ascendancy of the Mekong -- Threats to Vietnamʹs biodiversity -- Conservation : the future of Vietnamʹs living world -- Appendix 1. Ethnic groups and their distribution in Vietnam -- Appendix 2. Endemic and restricted-range mammals and birds in Vietnam -- Appendix 3. New terrestrial vertebrates described from Vietnam, 1992-2004 -- Appendix 4. New plant genera described from Vietnam, 1992-2004.

Hurley, Martha Maud, , Le, Minh Duc,

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