Foreword

Preface

Bremer, Hanna

Abstract

The title of the present study, “Geoecology of the Tropics”, has been chosen to express the correlation of the physical geofactors of relief, soil, water, climate, rocks, vegetation and fauna. This is done with emphasis on weathering and landform development. But it is not just an understanding of interrelationships that is strived for; the integral approach, i. e. the inclusion of as many geofactors as possible is followed to facilitate the comprehension of single phenomena. In geography, the comparison of different regions is the base for an ever more comprehensive understanding of ecosystems. The synthesis of a geomorphologic perspective and pedological analysis especially asks for spatial comparison, and this includes the genetic approach.

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