title: Indigenous tropical ecology.
abstract: Two major works on the ecology of Sumatra and Sulawesi two of the world's great tropical islands, have appeared relatively recently. These volumes represent the rarest of genres in tropical ecology: works of indigenous origin with an indigenous audience in mind. An examination of these exciting books prompts us to examine a wider literature on tropical ecology.
authors.affiliation: Roger Kitching and Charles Clarke are at the Dept of Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kitching
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clarke