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The first edition of The Tropical Rain Forest (1952) is firmly established as one of the classics of botanical literature. In this new and revised edition, Richards provides a personal view of the field, based on over sixty years involvement in rain forest ecology. Climatic changes and human pressures have a major impact on the rain forests, and it is now possible, says Richards, to foresee the complete destruction of these vital ecosystems. An important record of the rain forest in the twentieth century.