In this topic, we have provided you with a number of case studies. Each of the case studies involves a particular set of circumstances that illustrates some of the ecological processes and relationships that have been described in earlier modules. We don’t expect you to read through every case study and would rather you concentrate on a few and try to become as familiar as possible with the cases.
Group 1
Borneo’s Danum Valley
Australia’s Tropical Rain Forests
Floristics of Philippine Forests
The Forests of New Guinea
The Rain Forests of Peninsular Malaysia
The Kerangas Forests of Borneo
Western Ghats, India
Kaziranga, India
Group 2
Madagascar’s Spiny Forest
The Mascarene Islands
The Savannahs of East and Southern Africa
Kibale Forest, Uganda
The Guineo-Congolian Forest
Group 3
The hurricane-dominated forests of the Caribbean
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
The Forests of the Guiana Shield
Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Brazil's Caatinga
Outcomes
By the end of this topic, you should be able to:
Describe forests from at least three different areas.
Apply what you have learnt in previous modules to an improved understanding of the three areas.
Compare the key characteristics of three different forest types.