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Award of Excellence in Botany | Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries

Highly Commended

Postgraduate Textbook Prize | Royal Society of Biology

"This is a heavyweight treatise that details the major currents of research on Asian tropical forests, focusing on the trees and their community formations. . . . It is packed with data, analyses, summaries, and italicized key questions for future research, with the look of a major scientific treatment that will be an essential reference for those who study tropical forests."

Plant Science Bulletin

"Succeeds in providing a region‐wide synthesis of forest ecology, while addressing cutting‐edge scientific questions and providing fascinating insight into the life of a pioneering tropical scientist. . . . A monumental work that effectively summarizes Ashton's lifetime of research in Tropical Asia and provides a uniquely holistic view of a diverse region. For any tropical biologist on any continent, the book will provide an invaluable reference, a fascinating history, and a wellspring for novel ideas."

Biotropica

“Ashton’s seminal work is a masterpiece of scientific scholarship in an area that is of tremendous importance for the biosphere. This will be the book that researchers in the field will gravitate towards to gain an insight into the complexities of tropical Asian forest ecosystems. With its beautiful illustrations, On the Forests of Tropical Asia looks like a coffee table book, but it has a depth of scholarship and commitment that shows one man’s life’s work in this fascinating field.”

Biologist