Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia

Exploring Tapovan

Peter Ashton, David Lee

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University of Chicago Press
26 December 2022

Biology, life sciences

Informed by decades of researching tropical Asian forests, a comprehensive, up-to-date, and beautifully illustrated synthesis of the natural history of this unique place.

Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia invites readers on an expedition into the leafy, humid, forested landscapes of tropical Asia—the so-called tapovan, a Sanskrit word for the forest where knowledge is attained through tapasya, or inner struggle. Peter Ashton and David Lee, two of the world’s leading scholars on Asian tropical rain forests, reveal the geology and climate that have produced these unique forests, the diversity of species that inhabit them, the means by which rain forest tree species evolve to achieve unique ecological space, and the role of humans in modifying the landscapes over centuries. Following Peter Ashton’s extensive On the Forests of Tropical Asia, the first book to describe the forests of the entire tropical Asian region from India east to New Guinea, this new book provides a more condensed and updated overview of tropical Asian forests written accessibly for students as well as tropical forest biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists.

By: Peter Ashton, David Lee
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780226535692
ISBN 10: 022653569X
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 26 December 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1 The Asian Tropics 2 Forests in the Landscape 3 Geology 4 Climates 5 Soils 6 Plants of the Asian Tropics 7 Lowland Everwet Forests: Structure and Dynamics 8 Forests of the Seasonal Tropics 9 Tree Species Composition in Tropical Lowland Forests 10 Abode of the Clouds 11 Trees and Their Mobile Links: Pollination 12 Trees and Their Mobile Links: Dispersal and Survival 13 Phylogeography 14 Forest and Tree Diversity: Why Does It Vary, and How Is It Maintained? 15 People in the Forest 16 Forest History: The European Influence 17 Forest History: Independence 18 Future Forests Acknowledgments Appendixes Appendix A-Geological Time Line Appendix B-ForestGEO Appendix C-An Ecotourism Guide to Tropical Asian Forests Illustration Credits and Abbreviations Index

Peter Ashton is professor emeritus in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, where he served as director of the Arnold Arboretum. He is also an honorary research associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is the author, most recently, of On the Forests of Tropical Asia: Lest the Memory Fade. For over fifty years, David Lee has researched leaves, first in the Asian tropics and later at Florida International University, where he taught for thirty years and is professor emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences. He is the author of many articles and several books, including Nature's Palette and Nature's Fabric, both also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Reviews for Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia: Exploring Tapovan

"“This profoundly inspirational book, a personal—almost autobiographical—deep-dive into the ecology, evolution, biogeography, and conservation of the forests of tropical Asia, is a lyrically written, instant classic, a page-turner natural history saga in the mold of a modern-day Alfred Russel Wallace.” -- Stephen P. Hubbell “A fascinating, unique contribution to a scarce literature, and a book that perhaps could only have been written by these two authors. Ashton and Lee’s stories will inspire others to build a knowledgebase that the rich biodiversity of tropical Asian forests warrants, and that society seeks.” -- Kamal Bawa, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and ATREE, Bengaluru “A major scientific treatise that will be an essential reference for those who study tropical forests.” * Plant Science Bulletin, on ""On the Forests of Tropical Asia"" * “A monumental work. . . . For any tropical biologist on any continent, the book will provide an invaluable reference, a fascinating history, and a wellspring for novel ideas.” * Biotropica, on ""On the Forests of Tropical Asia"" * “A masterpiece of scientific scholarship in an area that is of tremendous importance for the biosphere.” * Biologist, on ""On the Forests of Tropical Asia"" *"