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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kricher, John C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • What and where are the tropics
  • Biogeography and evolution in the tropics
  • Inside tropical rain forests : structure
  • Inside tropical rain forests : biodiversity
  • A study in biodiversity : rain forest tree species richness
  • A shifting mosaic : rain forest development and dynamics
  • Biotic interactions and coevolution in tropical rain forests
  • Trophic dynamics in evolutionary context
  • Carbon flux and climate change in tropical ecosystems
  • Nutrient cycling and tropical soils
  • Tropical savannas and dry forests
  • Other tropical ecosystems : from the mountains to the rivers to the sea
  • Humans as part of tropical ecosystems : focus on the neotropics
  • Forest fragmentation and biodiversity
  • Conservation outlook for the tropics