Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... Forest - belt and its Causes - General Features of the Equa- torial Forests - Low - growth Forest - trees - Flowery Trunks and their Probable Cause - Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees -- The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests ...
... Forest - belt and its Causes - General Features of the Equa- torial Forests - Low - growth Forest - trees - Flowery Trunks and their Probable Cause - Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees -- The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests ...
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... forests , and also by the presence of hills and moun- tains , and is therefore greater on land than on the ocean ; while evaporation is much greater on the ocean , both on account of the less amount of cloudy weather and because the air ...
... forests , and also by the presence of hills and moun- tains , and is therefore greater on land than on the ocean ; while evaporation is much greater on the ocean , both on account of the less amount of cloudy weather and because the air ...
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... forests of the Amazon , and with many other tropical as with a few temperate fruits . Uniformity of the Equatorial ... forest , or with an open and more cultivated country . The open sandy country with scattered trees 18 TROPICAL NATURE ...
... forests of the Amazon , and with many other tropical as with a few temperate fruits . Uniformity of the Equatorial ... forest , or with an open and more cultivated country . The open sandy country with scattered trees 18 TROPICAL NATURE ...
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... forest country in adjacent districts has a moister and more uniform climate , so that it seems probable that the nature of the soil or the artificial clearing away of the forests , are important agents in producing the departure from ...
... forest country in adjacent districts has a moister and more uniform climate , so that it seems probable that the nature of the soil or the artificial clearing away of the forests , are important agents in producing the departure from ...
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... forests is not so much felt , because the hills and uplands are naturally clothed with a thick coating of turf which absorbs moisture and does not become over- heated by the sun's rays , and the rains are seldom violent enough to strip ...
... forests is not so much felt , because the hills and uplands are naturally clothed with a thick coating of turf which absorbs moisture and does not become over- heated by the sun's rays , and the rains are seldom violent enough to strip ...
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