Climate and Moisture Variability in a Tropical Forest
Author: Donald M. Windsor
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13:
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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Forest Ecosystems
Author: Adam Markham
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9401727309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClimate change represents one of the most alarming long-term threats to ecosystems the world over. This new collection of papers provides, for the first time, an overview of the potentially serious impact that climate change may have on tropical forests. The authors, a multi-disciplinary group of leading experts in climatology, forestry, ecology and conservation biology, present a state-of-knowledge snapshot of how tropical forests are likely to react to the changes being wrought on our planet's atmosphere and climate. Tropical forests represent extraordinary harbours for biological diversity, and yet as deforestation and degradation continue apace, they are under greater pressure from human impacts than ever before. Climate change adds yet another threat to these valuable ecosystems, and this volume demonstrates just how significant a problem this may really be. The authors identify certain types of forest, including tropical montane cloud forest that may be particularly vulnerable. They also show the strong likelihood of global warming aggravating problems in already fragmented forest areas.
Tropical Forest Ecology
Author: Egbert Giles Leigh
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 0195096037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow do tropical forests stay green with their abundance of herbivores? Why do tropical forests have such a diversity of plants and animals? And what role does mutualism play in the ecology of tropical forests?
Arthropods of Tropical Forests
Author: Yves Basset
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-01-23
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780521820004
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book, written by 79 authors contributing to 35 chapters, aims to provide an overview of data collected during recent studies in Australia, Africa, Asia, and South America. The book focuses on the distribution of arthropods and their use of resources in the rainforest canopies, providing a basis for comparison between the forest ecosystems of the main biogeographical regions. Topics covered include the distribution of arthropods along vertical gradients and the relationship between the soil/litter habitat and the forest canopy. The temporal dynamics of arthropod communities, habitats and food selection are examined within and among tropical tree crowns, as are the effects of forest disturbance. This important book is a valuable addition to the literature used by community ecologists, conservation biologists entomologists, botanists and forestry experts.
Amazonian Deforestation and Climate
Author: J. H. C. Gash
Publisher:
Published: 1996-06-19
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book describes the carefully made measurements in the pasture and rainforest at a series of sites across Amazonia. The data are analysed and interpreted to allow them to be used as the basis of accurate and realistic description of the land surface in the global circulation model which are used to predict the climate effect of large scale deforestation. Results are presented at all scales: for the centimetre scale of leaf and soil moisture measurementes, the field scale of micrometeorological flux measurements, through to the scale of meteorological models which predict the climate of the whole Amazonian basin.
Climate and Moisture Variability in a Tropical Forest
Author: Brian Harold Mason
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Climate Near the Ground
Author: Rudolf Geiger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9780742555600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised and updated edition of Rudolf Geiger's classic text provides a clear and vivid description of the surface microclimate, its physical basis, and its interactions with the biosphere. The book explains the principles of microclimatology and illustrates how they apply to a wide array of subfields. Those new to the field will find it especially valuable as a guide to understanding and quantifying the vast and ever-increasing literature on the subject. Designed as an introductory text for students in environmental science, this book will also be an essential reference for scientists seeking a clear understanding of the nature and physical basis of the climate near the ground, and its interactions with the biosphere.
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests
Author: Rodolfo Dirzo
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1610910214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThough 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.
Tropical Forest Plant Ecophysiology
Author: Stephen S. Mulkey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 687
ISBN-13: 1461311632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking readers out of the laboratory and into the humid tropical forests, this comprehensive volume explores the most recent advances occurring in tropical plant ecophysiology. Drawing on the knowledge of leading practitioners in the field, this book synthesizes a broad range of information on the ways in which tropical plants adapt to their environment and demonstrate unique physiological processes. This book is arranged into four sections which cover resource acquisition, species interactions, ecophysiological patterns within and among tropical forest communities, and the ecophysiology of forest regeneration. These sections describe plant function in relation to ecology across a wide spectrum of tropical forest species and growth forms. How do different species harvest and utilize resources from heterogeneous tropical environments? How do patterns of functional diversity reflect the overwhelming taxonomic and morphological diversity of tropical forest plants? Such fundamental questions are examined in rich detail. To illuminate the discussions further, every chapter in this book features an agenda for future research, extensive cross referencing, timely references, and the integration of ecophysiology and the demography of tropical species where the data exist. Tropical Forest Plant Ecophysiology provides plant scientists, botanists, researchers, and graduate students with important insights into the behavior of tropical plants. Biologists and foresters interested in tropical ecology and plant physiological ecologists will also benefit from this authoritative and timely resource.
Aspects of Tropical Mycology
Author: British Mycological Society. Symposium
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993-11-25
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780521450508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders the role of fungi in the tropical ecosystem and their potential as a source of useful, novel compounds.
