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Life in Hot Rain Forests: Amazon Basin

Extent:
1 Film reel (color sound; 504 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1961
Scope and Contents:
Edited film explains the climatic factors that cause a tropical rain forest and shows how small communities of people adapt to this environment in the Amazon Basin. Depicted is a family tending their small garden, preparing their meals and gathering forest products for trade. Film was distributed by Coronet Films.

Legacy Keywords: Domestic and family life ; Rain forest ecology
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1994.21.45
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
REMC 2 educational film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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REMC 2 educational film collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc95225a722-0b09-4456-a93e-3b0a83a465e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1994-21-ref44
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Tropical forest ecosystem services in improving livelihoods for local communities Zaiton Samdin, Norfaryanti Kamaruddin, Sheriza Mohd Razali, editors

Editor:
Samdin, Zaiton  Search this
Kamaruddin, Norfaryanti  Search this
Razali, Sheriza Mohd  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (viii, 249 pages) illustrations, maps
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Southeast Asia
Date:
2023
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.R27
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161968
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Tropical rainforests : diversity and conservation / edited by Frank Almeda and Catherine M. Pringle

Author:
Almeda, Frank  Search this
Pringle, Catherine M  Search this
California Academy of Sciences  Search this
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 306 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1988
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Biodiversity conservation  Search this
Rain forest conservation  Search this
Rain forests  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.R27 T767 1988X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_444934
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Accessing the canopy : assessment of biological diversity and microclimate of the tropical forest canopy, phase 1

Title:
Assessment of biological diversity and microclimate of the tropical forest canopy
Author:
Wright, S. Joseph  Search this
Colley, Marti  Search this
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute  Search this
United Nations Environment Programme  Search this
Physical description:
[9], 84 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1994
[1994?]
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Forest canopy ecology  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.R27 A23 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_599834
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The global canopy handbook techniques of access and study in the forest roof edited by Andrew W. Mitchell, Katherine Secoy, Tobias Jackson

Author:
Wright, Joseph  Search this
Samper, Christian  Search this
Basset, Yves 1960-  Search this
Mitchell, Andrew W  Search this
Secoy, Katherine  Search this
Jackson, Tobias  Search this
Global Canopy Programme  Search this
Rufford Foundation  Search this
Physical description:
248 pages illustrations (some color), maps 25 cm
Type:
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Guides, manuels, etc
Handbooks and manuals
Date:
2002
Topic:
Forest canopies--Access  Search this
Forest canopy ecology--Research--Methodology  Search this
Rain forest ecology--Research--Methodology  Search this
Couvert forestier--Accès  Search this
Écologie du couvert forestier--Recherche--Méthodologie  Search this
Écologie des forêts pluviales--Recherche--Méthodologie  Search this
Ökosystemforschung  Search this
Methode  Search this
Kronendach  Search this
Kronendak  Search this
Ecology  Search this
Forestry & agroforestry & sustainable forestry  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.F6 G56 2002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_690219
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The rain forests of home : profile of a North American bioregion / edited by Peter K. Schoonmaker, Bettina von Hagen, and Edward C. Wolf ; foreword by M. Patricia Marchak and Jerry F. Franklin

Author:
Schoonmaker, Peter K  Search this
Von Hagen, Bettina  Search this
Wolf, Edward C  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 431 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Northwest Coast of North America
Date:
1997
C1997
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Rain forests  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_498853
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Man in the mangroves : the socio-economic situation of human settlements in mangrove forests : proceedings of a workshop held at Nong Nuch Village, Pattaya, Thailand, 27-31 May 1985 / sponsored by the United Nations University, and the National Research Council of Thailand ; edited by Peter Kunstadter, Eric C.F. Bird, and Sanga Sabhasri

Author:
Kunstadter, Peter  Search this
Bird, E. C. F (Eric Charles Frederick) 1930-  Search this
Sanga Sabhasri  Search this
United Nations University  Search this
Thailand Samnakngān Khana Kammakān Wičhai hǣng Chāt  Search this
Workshop on Socioeconomic Situation of Human Settlements in Mangrove Forests (1985 : Ban Phatthaya, Thailand)  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Tropics
Date:
1986
C1986
Topic:
Human ecology  Search this
Mangrove swamps  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_492305
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Tropical forests, people and food : biocultural interactions and applications to development / edited by C.M. Hladik ... [et al.]

Author:
Hladik, C. M (Claude Marcel)  Search this
Unesco  Search this
Physical description:
xxiv, 852 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Tropics
Date:
1993
Topic:
Diet  Search this
Nutrition  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_454258
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The Ecology of tropical forest tree seedlings / edited by M.D. Swaine

Author:
Swaine, M. D (Mike D.)  Search this
Unesco  Search this
Physical description:
xxviii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Tropics
Date:
1996
Topic:
Rain forest plants--Ecophysiology  Search this
Trees--Seedlings--Ecophysiology  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Forest plants--Ecophysiology  Search this
Forest ecology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_504185
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Restoration of tropical forest ecosystems : proceedings of the symposium held on October 7-10, 1991 / edited by Helmut Lieth and Martina Lohmann

Author:
Lieth, Helmut  Search this
Lohmann, Martina  Search this
International Society for Tropical Ecology  Search this
International Association for Ecology  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 269 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Tropics
Date:
1993
C1993
Topic:
Forests and forestry  Search this
Forest ecology  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Restoration ecology  Search this
Reforestation  Search this
Sustainable forestry  Search this
Forest conservation  Search this
Rain forest conservation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_457074
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Forests, climate, and hydrology : regional impacts / edited by Evan R.C. Reynolds and Frank B. Thompson

Author:
Reynolds, Evan R. C  Search this
Thompson, Frank B  Search this
United Nations University  Search this
Physical description:
x, 217 p : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1988
C1988
Topic:
Forest influences  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Hydrology, Forest  Search this
Call number:
SD416 .F718 1988
SD416.F718 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_407985
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Australian tropical rainforests : science, values, meaning / editors, L.J. Webb and J. Kikkawa

Author:
Webb, Leonard J  Search this
Kikkawa, Jiro  Search this
ANZAAS Congress (57th : 1987 : Townsville, Qld.)  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 185 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Australia
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Rain forests  Search this
Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.R27 A93 1990
QH541.5.R27A93 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_421674
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Tropical forests : management and ecology / Ariel E. Lugo, Carol Lowe, editors

Author:
Lugo, Ariel E  Search this
Lowe, Carol  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 461 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Puerto Rico
Date:
1995
C1995
Topic:
Rain forests--Management  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_483781
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Ecology, conservation, and management of Southeast Asian rainforests / edited by Richard B. Primack and Thomas E. Lovejoy

Author:
Primack, Richard B. 1950-  Search this
Lovejoy, Thomas E  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 304 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southeast Asia
Date:
1995
C1995
Topic:
Rain forest conservation  Search this
Rain forests--Management  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_485504
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Tropical rain forests of the Far East / T.C. Whitmore ; with a chapter on soils by C.P. Burnham

Author:
Whitmore, T. C (Timothy Charles)  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 352 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southeast Asia
Date:
1983
1984
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Rain forests  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Call number:
QH193.S6W47 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_201731
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia : historical perspectives / edited by Lye Tuck-Po, Wil de Jong, Abe Ken-ichi

Author:
Abe, Ken-ichi  Search this
Jong, Wil de  Search this
Lye, Tuck-Po  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 293 p. : ill., maps ; 23
Type:
Books
Place:
Southeast Asia
Date:
2003
C2003
Topic:
Forest policy  Search this
Political ecology  Search this
Rain forests--Economic aspects  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Call number:
SD235.A785 P65 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_715671
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Soils of tropical forest ecosytems characteristics, ecology, and management Andreas Schulte, Daddy Ruhiyat (editions.)

Author:
Schulte, Andreas  Search this
Ruhiyat, Daddy  Search this
Physical description:
206 pages illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Congresses (form)
Place:
Tropics
Régions tropicales
Date:
1998
Topic:
Forest soils  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Soil ecology  Search this
Soil management  Search this
Sols forestiers--Congrès  Search this
Écologie des forêts pluviales--Congrès  Search this
Écologie du sol--Congrès  Search this
Sols--Aménagement--Congrès  Search this
Sols forestiers  Search this
Écologie des forêts pluviales  Search this
Écologie du sol  Search this
Sols--Aménagement  Search this
48.32 soil science, land evaluation  Search this
Regenwouden  Search this
Ecosystemen  Search this
Bodemtypen  Search this
Agroforestry  Search this
Écologie des sols--Congrès  Search this
bosbouw  Search this
forestry  Search this
bodemkunde  Search this
soil science  Search this
waterrelaties  Search this
water relations  Search this
wortels  Search this
roots  Search this
bodem  Search this
soil  Search this
tropische regenbossen  Search this
tropical rain forests  Search this
vegetatie  Search this
vegetation  Search this
tropen  Search this
tropics  Search this
Ecology of Tropical Forests  Search this
Ecologie van tropische bossen  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_536267
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Tropical rain forests of Southeast Asia a forest ecologist's view by Isamu Yamada ; translated by Peter Hawkes

Author:
Yamada, Isamu 1943-  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 392 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southeast Asia
Asie du Sud-Est
Südostasien
Date:
1997
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Rain forest conservation  Search this
Écologie des forêts pluviales  Search this
Forêts pluviales--Conservation  Search this
43.30 environmental and nature policy: general  Search this
Tropischer Regenwald  Search this
Ökologie  Search this
Naturschutz  Search this
Regenwouden  Search this
Natuurbeheer  Search this
Natuurbehoud  Search this
Forêts pluviales--Conservation des ressources  Search this
Restrictions & Rights:
Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0. Uk
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_541647
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Normas ecológicas para el desarrollo del trópico húmedo americano : resumen de las conclusiones de la Reunión Internacional sobre el Uso de Normas Ecológicas para el Desarrollo en el Trópico Húmedo Americano ... / recopilado por Duncan Poore

Author:
International Meeting on the Use of Ecological Guidelines for Development in the American Humid Tropics (1974 : Caracas)  Search this
Poore, Duncan  Search this
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources  Search this
Physical description:
38 p. ; 30 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Latin America
Tropics
Date:
1975
Topic:
Conservation of natural resources--Standards  Search this
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Rural development--Environmental aspects  Search this
Call number:
S934.L3I57 1974X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_323128
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Tropical rain forest in South-East Asia : a pictorial journey / photography and text by Ken Rubeli

Author:
Rubeli, Ken  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 234 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southeast Asia
Date:
1986
C1986
Topic:
Rain forest ecology  Search this
Rain forests  Search this
Call number:
QH193.S6R83 1986X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_398678

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