Tropical ecology

Tropical ecology / John Kricher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kricher, John C.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:	Rain forest ecology. Ecology > Tropics.

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
Appendix: geologic time chart.