The tropical mountain forest : patterns and processes in a biodiversity hotspot /

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Tropical mountain forests are very rich in species and are generally considered as hotspots of biodiversity. They are also of great ecological importance as sources of water and other ecosystem services for millions of people living in the tropics. However, these valuable forest ecosystems are now i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gradstein, S. R. (Stephan Robbert) (Editor ), Homeier, Jürgen (Editor ), Gansert, Dirk (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Akron, Ohio : Universitätsverlag Göttingen ; Distributed by University of Akron Press, 2010, ©2008.
Edición:1st University of Akron Press edition.
Colección:Biodiversity and ecology series ; v. 2.
Temas:
Forest ecology.
Forest ecology > Ecuador.
Forests and forestry > Tropics.
Écologie forestière.
Écologie forestière > Équateur.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Forests & Rainforests.
NATURE > Plants > Trees.
SCIENCE > General.
Forest ecology
Forests and forestry
Ecuador
Tropics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Tropical mountain forests-distribution and general features
  • Tropical mountain forest dynamics in Mata Atlantica and northern Andean biodiversity hotspots during the late Quaternary
  • Diversity and endemism in tropical montane forests-from patterns to processes
  • Epiphytes of tropical montane forests-impact of deforestation and climate change
  • Mycorrhizal fungi and plant diversity in tropical mountain rainforest of southern Ecuador
  • The soil fauna of a tropical mountain rainforest in southern Ecuador : structure and functioning
  • The influence of topography on forest structure and regeneration dynamics in an Ecuadorian montane forest
  • Carbon allocation and productivity in tropical mountain forests.

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