Contents: 1. Preface; 2. Acknowledgments; 3. An introduction to Vietnam; 4. Humans and the environment; 5. Biogeography of Vietnam; 6. Vietnam’s living environments; 7. The fauna of Vietnam; 8. Northern Vietnam – Termination of the Himalayas; 9. Central Vietnam and the Truong Son range – from wet mountains to dry forests; 10. Southern Vietnam – Ascendancy of the Mekong; 11. Threats to Vietnam’s biodiversity ; 12. Conservation – The future of Vietnam’s living world; 13. Appendixes; 14. Bibliography; 15. Index.