Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Classic Papers with CommentariesRobin L. Chazdon, T. C. Whitmore University of Chicago Press, 2002 - 862 páginas Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology presents a timely collection of pioneering work in the study of these diverse and fascinating ecosystems. Modeled on the highly successful Foundations of Ecology, this book consists of facsimiles of papers chosen by world experts in tropical biology as the "classics" in the field. The papers are organized into sections on related topics, each introduced with a discussion of their role in triggering subsequent research. Topics covered include ecological and evolutionary perspectives on the origins of tropical diversity; plant-animal interactions; patterns of species diversity and distribution of arthropods, vertebrates, and plants; forest dynamics and ecosystem ecology; conservation biology; and tropical forest management. Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology makes essential works in the development of tropical biology available in a convenient form to both senior scholars interested in the roots of their discipline and to students encountering the field for the first time, as well as to everyone concerned with tropical conservation. |
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
PART ONE Tropical Naturalists of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries | 5 |
PART TWO What Shaped Tropical Biotas as We See Them Today? | 69 |
PART THREE Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives on the Origins of Tropical Diversity | 163 |
PART FOUR PlantAnimal Interactions and Community Structure | 269 |
PART FIVE Coevolution | 339 |
PART SIX Case Studies of Arthropod Diversity and Distribution | 407 |
PART SEVEN Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity | 441 |
PART EIGHT Floristic Composition and Species Richness | 513 |
PART NINE Forest Dynamics and Regeneration | 577 |
PART TEN Ecosystem Ecology in the Tropics | 639 |
PART ELEVEN Human Impact and Species Extinction | 703 |
PART TWELVE Securing a Sustainable Future for Tropical Moist Forests | 771 |
Bibliography | 837 |
List of Contributors | 861 |
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Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Classic Papers with Commentaries Robin L. Chazdon,T. C. Whitmore Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Classic Papers with Commentaries Robin L. Chazdon,T. C. Whitmore Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Classic Papers with Commentaries Robin L. Chazdon,T. C. Whitmore Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
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