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Forest Structure, Function and Dynamics in Western Amazonia.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Somerset :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Prologue; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Amazon; 1.2 The Western Amazon; 1.2.1 Case study: Sabalillo Forest Reserve; 1.2.2 Case study: Area de Conservacion Regional Comunal de Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo; 1.2.3 Case study: Centro de Investigacion de Jenaro Herrera; 1.2.4 Case study: Yasuní experimental station; 1.3 About this book; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2 A Floristic Assessment of Ecuador's Amazon Tree Flora; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods; 2.3 Study area; 2.3.1 Yasuní; 2.3.2 Cuyabeno; 2.4 Herbarium collections.
- 2.5 Floristic inventories2.6 Data analysis; 2.6.1 Estimation of observed and expected tree species richness; 2.7 Results; 2.7.1 Observed patterns of tree species richness; 2.7.2 Estimated number of tree species in Ecuadorian Amazonia; 2.7.3 Floristic relationships and discontinuities at local and regional scales; 2.8 Aguarico-Putumayo watershed; 2.9 Napo-Curaray basin; 2.10 Pastaza basin region; 2.11 Cordillera del Cóndor lowlands; 2.12 What factors drive gradients in alpha and beta diversity in Ecuador Amazon forests?; 2.12.1 Climate and latitudinal and longitudinal gradients.
- 2.13 The role of geomorphology and soils on the patterns of floristic change in Ecuadorian Amazonia2.14 Potential evolutionary processes determining differences in tree alpha and beta diversity in Ecuadorian Amazonia; 2.15 Future directions; References; Chapter 3 Geographical Context of Western Amazonian Forest Use; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conditions set by the physical geography; 3.3 Pre-Colonial human development; 3.4 Colonial era; 3.5 Liberation and forming of nations; 3.6 World market integration and changing political regimes; 3.7 Characteristics of the present forest use.
- 3.8 Present population and regional integrationReferences; Chapter 4 Forest Structure, Fruit Production and Frugivore Communities in Terra firme and Várzea Forests of the Médio Juruá; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.3 Results and discussion; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Palm Diversity and Abundance in the Colombian Amazon; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Study area; 5.3 Methods; 5.4 Results; 5.4.1 Palms in terra firme forests (Figure 5.2); 5.4.2 Palms in floodplain and terrace forests (Figure 5.6); 5.5 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References.
- Chapter 6 Why Rivers Make the Difference: A Review on the Phytogeography of Forested Floodplains in the Amazon Basin6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The geological history of flood-pulsing wetlands in the Amazon Basin; 6.2.1 Through the Paleogene; 6.2.2 The Miocene; 6.2.3 The Quaternary; 6.3 Floodplain environments: why rivers make the difference; 6.3.1 Trees and flooding; 6.3.2 Trees and dispersal in semi-aquatic habitats; 6.3.3 Trees and alluvial soils; 6.3.4 Trees, hydro-geomorphic disturbance and light regimes; 6.3.5 Trees and wetland microclimates; 6.4 Conclusions; References.