Research Catalog

Title

Biodiversity and savanna ecosystem processes : a global perspective / O.T. Sobrig, E. Medina, J.F. Silva (eds.).

Publication

New York : Springer, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Solbrig, Otto Thomas.
• Medina, Ernesto.
• Silva, J. F. (Juan F.), 1941-

Description

x, 233 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Ecological studies ; v. 121

Uniform Title

Ecological studies ; v. 121.

Subjects

• Species diversity
• Biodiversity
• Savanna ecology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. The Diversity of the Savanna Ecosystem / Otto T. Solbrig -- 2. Determinants of Tropical Savannas / Otto T. Solbrig, Ernesto Medina and Juan F. Silva -- 3. Biodiversity and Nutrient Relations in Savanna Ecosystems: Interactions Between Primary Producers, Soil Microorganisms, and Soils / Ernesto Medina -- 4. Biodiversity and Water Relations in Tropical Savannas / Guillermo Sarmiento -- 5. Ecophysiological Aspects of the Invasion by African Grasses and Their Impact on Biodiversity and Function of Neotropical Savannas / Zdravko Baruch -- 6. Relationships Between Biotic Diversity and Primary Productivity in Savannas Grasslands / Luis Bulla -- 7. Biodiversity and Fire in the Savanna Landscape / Richard Braithwaite -- 8. Diversity of Herbivorous Insects and Ecosystem Processes / Thomas M. Lewinsohn and Peter W. Price -- 9. Biodiversity and Stability in Tropical Savannas / Juan F. Silva --
• 10. Biodiversity As Regulator of Energy Flow, Water Use, and Nutrient Cycling in Savannas / Zdravko Baruch, Joy A. Belsky, Luis Bulla, Augusto C. Franco, Irene Garay, Mundayatan Haridasan, Patrick Lavelle, Ernesto Medina and Guillermo Sarmiento -- 11. Biodiversity, Fire, and Herbivory in Tropical Savannas / Bibiana Bilbao, Richard Braithwaite, Christianne Dall'Aglio, Braulio Dias, Adriana Moreira, Paulo Oliveira, Jose Felipe Ribeiro and Philip Stott -- 12. Savanna Biodiversity and Ecosystem Properties / Steve Archer, Mike Coughenour, Christiane Dall'Aglio, G. Wilson Fernandez, John Hay, William Hoffman, Carlos Klink, Juan Silva and Otto T. Solbrig -- 13. Summary and Conclusions / Otto T. Solbrig.

ISBN

3540579494 (alk. paper)

LCCN

95034654

OCLC

• 503599299
• ocn503599299

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Columbia University Libraries