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Forest canopies /
The treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible until recently. This book represents an authoritative synthesis of data, anecdotes, case studies, observations, and recommendations from researchers and educators who h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Academic Press,
�2004.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Physiological Ecology
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Nature of forest canopies / Nalini M. Nadkarni [and others]
- Tropical microclimate considerations / Stephen R. Madigosky
- Quantifying and visualizing canopy structure in tall forests : methods and a case study / Robert Van Pelt, Stephen C. Sillett, and Nalini M. Nadkarni
- Vertical organization of canopy biota / David C. Shaw
- Age-related development of canopy structure and its ecological functions / Hiroaki T. Ishii [and others]
- History of tree canopies / David L. Dilcher [and others]
- What is canopy biology? A microbial perspective / Lynn Margulis
- Lichens and bryophytes in forest canopies / Stephen C. Sillett and Marie E. Antoine
- Vascular epiphytes / David H. Benzing
- Mistletoe : a unique constituent of canopies worldwide / David M. Watson
- Hidden in plain sight : mites in the canopy / David Evans Walter
- Soil microarthropods : belowground fauna that sustain forest systems / H. Bruce Rinker
- Tardigrades : bears of the canopy / William R. Miller
- Biodiversity question : how may species of terrestrial arthropods are there? / Terry L. Erwin
- Physical transport, heterogeneity, and interactions involving canopy anoles / Roman Dial and Joan Roughgarden
- Ecology and conservation of canopy mammals / Jay R. Malcolm
- Photosynthesis in forest canopies / Jennifer Funk and Manuel T. Lerdau
- Insect herbivory in tropical forests / H. Bruce Rinker and Margaret D. Lowman
- Nutrient cycling / Barbara C. Reynolds and Mark D. Hunter
- Reproductive biology and genetics of tropical trees from a canopy perspective / Michelle L. Zjhra and Beth A. Kaplin
- Decomposition in forest canopies / Stephen J. Fonte and Timothy D. Schowalter
- Survival strategies : a matter of life and death / Stephen R. Madigosky
- Tarzan or Jane? A short history of canopy biology / Margaret D. Lowman
- Economics and the forest canopy / David W. Pearce
- Ecotourism and the treetops / Margaret D. Lowman
- Reintegration of wonder into the emerging science of canopy ecology / H. Bruce Rinker and David M. Jarzen.