About
"West African forests and forestry" by Arthur Harold Unwin is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. It surveys the forests of British West Africa and neighboring territories, describing their ecology, tree species, timber values, and the administrative and commercial framework of forestry. The work emphasizes practical identification, utilization, and management, supported by many illustrations and regional case studies.
The opening of the work lays out its purpose as a practical, illustrated guide for timber workers and administrators, explains its limits (not a full botanical text), and acknowledges official sources. It then outlines a wide-ranging contents list that spans ecology, regional surveys, species notes, exports, and policy. The first chapter defines West Africa’s forest belt and classifies major vegetation types—from mangrove and evergreen rain forest to mixed-deciduous, gallery, savannah, and hill forests—linking them to rainfall, soils, and topogra
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