Tropical Forest Community Ecology
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Author |
: Walter Carson |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 686 |
Release |
: 2011-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781444356267 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1444356267 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Forest Community Ecology by : Walter Carson
Historically, tropical ecology has been a science often content with descriptive and demographic approaches, which is understandable given the difficulty of studying these ecosystems and the need for basic demographic information. Nonetheless, over the last several years, tropical ecologists have begun to test more sophisticated ecological theory and are now beginning to address a broad array of questions that are of particular importance to tropical systems, and ecology in general. Why are there are so many species in tropical forests and what mechanisms are responsible for the maintenance of that vast species diversity? What factors control species coexistence? Are there common patterns of species abundance and distribution across broad geographic scales? What is the role of trophic interactions in these complex ecosystems? How can these fragile ecosystems be conserved? Containing contributions from some of the world’s leading tropical ecologists, Tropical Forest Community Ecology provides a summary of the key issues in the discipline of tropical ecology: Includes contributions from some of the world’s leading tropical ecologists Covers patterns of species distribution, the maintenance of species diversity, the community ecology of tropical animals, forest regeneration and conservation of tropical ecosystems
Author |
: Jaboury Ghazoul |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 534 |
Release |
: 2010-05-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199285877 |
ISBN-13 |
: 019928587X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation by : Jaboury Ghazoul
This is a comprehensive, attractive, and readable introduction to tropical rain forest ecology, biogeography, and management. It tackles the subject at local, regional, and global scales, and is both up-to-date and fully integrated across disciplines.
Author |
: I. M. Turner |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 314 |
Release |
: 2001-07-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139428873 |
ISBN-13 |
: 113942887X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ecology of Trees in the Tropical Rain Forest by : I. M. Turner
Our knowledge of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees is limited, yet a good understanding of the trees is essential to unravelling the workings of the forest itself. This book aims to summarise contemporary understanding of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees, with particular emphasis on comparative ecology.
Author |
: William F. Laurance |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 646 |
Release |
: 1997-06-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226468984 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226468983 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Forest Remnants by : William F. Laurance
We live in an increasingly fragmented world, with islands of natural habitat cast adrift in a sea of cleared, burned, logged, polluted, and otherwise altered lands. Nowhere are fragmentation and its devastating effects more evident than in the tropical forests. By the year 2000, more than half of these forests will have been cut, causing increased soil erosion, watershed destabilization, climate degradation, and extinction of as many as 600,000 species. Tropical Forest Remnants provides the best information available to help us understand, manage, and conserve the remaining fragments. Covering geographic areas from Southeast Asia and Australia to Madagascar and the New World, this volume summarizes what is known about the ecology, management, restoration, socioeconomics, and conservation of fragmented forests. Thirty-three papers present results of recent research as well as updates from decades-long projects in progress. Two final chapters synthesize the state of research on tropical forest fragmentation and identify key priorities for future work.
Author |
: John C. Kricher |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 641 |
Release |
: 2011-02-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400838950 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400838959 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Ecology by : John C. Kricher
A comprehensive introduction to tropical ecology This full-color illustrated textbook offers the first comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of tropical ecology. It explains why the world's tropical rain forests are so universally rich in species, what factors may contribute to high species richness, how nutrient cycles affect rain forest ecology, and how ecologists investigate the complex interrelationships among flora and fauna. It covers tropical montane ecology, riverine ecosystems, savanna, dry forest—and more. Tropical Ecology begins with a historical overview followed by a sweeping discussion of biogeography and evolution, and then introduces students to the unique and complex structure of tropical rain forests. Other topics include the processes that influence everything from species richness to rates of photosynthesis: how global climate change may affect rain forest characteristics and function; how fragmentation of ecosystems affects species richness and ecological processes; human ecology in the tropics; biodiversity; and conservation of tropical ecosystems and species. Drawing on real-world examples taken from actual research, Tropical Ecology is the best textbook on the subject for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Offers the first comprehensive introduction to tropical ecology Describes all the major kinds of tropical terrestrial ecosystems Explains species diversity, evolutionary processes, and coevolutionary interactions Features numerous color illustrations and examples from actual research Covers global warming, deforestation, reforestation, fragmentation, and conservation The essential textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students Suitable for courses with a field component Leading universities that have adopted this book include: Biola University Bucknell University California State University, Fullerton Colorado State University - Fort Collins Francis Marion University Michigan State University Middlebury College Northern Kentucky University Ohio Wesleyan University St. Mary's College of Maryland Syracuse University Tulane University University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati University of Florida University of Missouri University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of the West Indies
Author |
: Tohru Nakashizuka |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 441 |
Release |
: 2013-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9784431678793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 4431678794 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community by : Tohru Nakashizuka
The studies in the Ogawa Forest Reserve (OPR) were initiated by a group of plant ecologists and gradually expanded into a comprehensive project covering various aspects of biology, soil science, and silviculture. The project was integrated as part of the Forest Ecosystem Team under the BIO-COSMOS Program funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. As the coordinators of the Forest Ecosystem Team, we are pleased that reports of the long-term studies carried out in the OFR are being published in this first volume on Japanese ecosystems in the Ecological Studies series. Scientists and researchers have made numerous contributions to the field of forest ecology during more than 10 years of studies in the OFR. Two reasons can be cited for the success of the project: scientists from various disciplines concen trated on a single target forest ecosystem, and the research continued over a rela tively long term. It is now recognized that ecological processes include compli cated mechanisms supported by interactions among organisms and large temporal variations. The researchers in the OFR project were motivated by their interest in the history of ecosystems and the interactions of diverse creatures in the forest.
Author |
: Wenxing Long |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 153 |
Release |
: 2022-09-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811936555 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811936552 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Cloud Forest Ecology in Hainan Island by : Wenxing Long
This book introduces ecology of tropical cloud forests in China, a high-altitudinal tropical forest. The findings are novel in revealing environmental characteristics, community features, diversity patterns, plant strategies, community assembly mechanisms, and diversity-ecosystem functions of tropical cloud forests in China. The knowledge of this book will bridge the gaps of our understanding on the tropical forest in China and the world-wide, and will enrich the theory of tropical forest community ecology.Written by experts in the field, this book will serve as an invaluable reference for tropical forest ecology researchers.
Author |
: Rodolfo Dirzo |
Publisher |
: Island Press |
Total Pages |
: 409 |
Release |
: 2012-09-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610910217 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610910214 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests by : Rodolfo Dirzo
Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered ecosystems in Latin America, knowledge about them remains limited because of the relative paucity of attention paid to them by scientists and researchers and a lack of published information on the subject. Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests seeks to address this shortcoming by bringing together a range of experts in diverse fields including biology, ecology, biogeography, and biogeochemistry, to review, synthesize, and explain the current state of our collective knowledge on the ecology and conservation of seasonally dry tropical forests. The book offers a synthetic and cross-disciplinary review of recent work with an expansive scope, including sections on distribution, diversity, ecosystem function, and human impacts. Throughout, contributors emphasize conservation issues, particularly emerging threats and promising solutions, with key chapters on climate change, fragmentation, restoration, ecosystem services, and sustainable use. Seasonally dry tropical forests are extremely rich in biodiversity, and are seriously threatened. They represent scientific terrain that is poorly explored, and there is an urgent need for increased understanding of the system's basic ecology. Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests represents an important step in bringing together the most current scientific information about this vital ecosystem and disseminating it to the scientific and conservation communities.
Author |
: Jared M. Diamond |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 696 |
Release |
: 1986 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822002232114 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Community Ecology by : Jared M. Diamond
A pluralistic approach to community ecology.
Author |
: William F. Laurance |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 640 |
Release |
: 1997-06-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226468992 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226468990 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Forest Remnants by : William F. Laurance
We live in an increasingly fragmented world, with islands of natural habitat cast adrift in a sea of cleared, burned, logged, polluted, and otherwise altered lands. Nowhere are fragmentation and its devastating effects more evident than in the tropical forests. By the year 2000, more than half of these forests will have been cut, causing increased soil erosion, watershed destabilization, climate degradation, and extinction of as many as 600,000 species. Tropical Forest Remnants provides the best information available to help us understand, manage, and conserve the remaining fragments. Covering geographic areas from Southeast Asia and Australia to Madagascar and the New World, this volume summarizes what is known about the ecology, management, restoration, socioeconomics, and conservation of fragmented forests. Thirty-three papers present results of recent research as well as updates from decades-long projects in progress. Two final chapters synthesize the state of research on tropical forest fragmentation and identify key priorities for future work.