Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HISTORY OF TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS -- TROPICAL CLIMATES AND MOISTURE REGIMES -- SOILS AND NUTRIENT LIMITATION IN TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS -- TROPICAL BIOTAS -- TROPICAL FORESTS AND FORESTRY -- TROPICAL SAVANNAS -- TRADITIONAL TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS -- INTENSIFIED TROPICAL AGRICULTURE -- ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION IN THE TROPICS -- LAND USE PLANNING, REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.