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Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation
Jaboury Ghazoul and Douglas Sheil
536 pages
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200 black and white illustrations
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246x189mm
978-0-19-928587-7
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Hardback
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20 May 2010
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- A comprehensive, attractive, and readable introduction to tropical rain forest ecology and conservation, tackling the subject at local, regional, and global scales
- Incorporates a vibrant blend of ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation
- Addresses new developments and controversies in an exciting and accessible manner
- Extensive use of case studies and text boxes on key themes, supported by a comprehensive and up-to-date reference list
Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial proportion of the world's population and are the source of many internationally traded commodities. They remain (despite decades of conservation attention) increasingly vulnerable to degradation and clearance, with profound though often uncertain future costs to global society. Understanding the ecology of these diverse biomes, and peoples' dependencies on them, is fundamental to their future management and
conservation.
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation introduces and explores what rain forests are, how they arose, what they contain, how they function, and how humans use and impact them. The book starts by introducing the variety of rain forest plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals, emphasising the spectacular diversity that is the motivation for their conservation. The central chapters describe the origins of rain forest communities, the variety of rain forest formations, and their ecology and dynamics. The challenge of explaining the species richness of rain forest communities lies at the heart of ecological theory, and forms a common theme throughout. The book's final section considers historical and current interactions of humans and
rain forests. It explores biodiversity conservation as well as livelihood security for the many communities that are dependent on rain forests - inextricable issues that represent urgent priorities for scientists, conservationists, and policy makers.Readership: This accessible text is written for both students and professionals with interests in tropical ecology, forestry, geography, and conservation biology. It also has broad relevance to anyone working in tropical forest management.
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Jaboury Ghazoul, Professor of Ecosystem Management, ETH Zurich, and Douglas Sheil, Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Uganda, and Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia
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"Any attempt to write a comprehensive account of all tropical rain forests represents a major commitment in time and expertise and both can be found in this volume. It contains a wealth of valuable information and difficult topics such as competitive exclusion are well discussed." - Janet Sprent, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society "The book is a useful synthesis of a vast array of information." - The Biologist "Without exception, we all enjoyed this book and felt it was quite an achievement; most readers will be satisfied and challenged by it." - Plant Science Bulletin
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1: Tropical Rain Forests: Myths and Inspirations
SECTION I - The Natural Heritage
2: An Exuberance of Plant Life
3: The Great Unseen: Fungi and Microorganisms
4: More than Monkeys: the Vertebrates
5: The Little Things: Invertebrates
SECTION II - Origins, Patterns, and Processes
6: From the Beginning: Origins and Transformation
7: Many Rain Forests: Formations and Ecotones
8: So many Species, so Many Theories
9: Processes and Cycles
10: Plant Form and Function: What it Takes to Survive
11: The Ever Changing Forest: Disturbance and Dynamics
12: The Bloomin' Rainforests: How Flowering Plants Reproduce
13: Nature's Society: Life's Interactions
SECTION III - Our Future Legacy
14: Forests in the Anthropocene
15: People of the Forest: Livelihoods and Welfare
16: Biodiversity in a Changing World
17: A Matter for Scientists and Society: Conserving Forested Landscapes
18: Requiem or Revival
Bibliography
Index
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