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Tropical forests : management and ecology
- Title
- Tropical forests : management and ecology / Ariel E. Lugo, Carol Lowe, editors.
- Publication
- New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1995.
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- Description
- xiv, 461 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- Tropical forests are widely recognized as the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystems on earth and include many of the world's most endangered habitats and organisms. Biodiverse, economically crucial, and ecologically irreplaceable, tropical forests have captured the attention of scientists, policy makers, and all thoughtful citizens. However, tropical forests remain poorly understood. Tropical Forests: Management and Ecology addresses the need for a synthesis of information on both the ecological and socioeconomic aspects of human use of tropical forest ecosystems. The book was prepared to recognize the distinguished tradition of research at the USDA Forest Service Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico.
- Its seventeen chapters were prepared by leading tropical ecologists and are divided into four sections: The Problem and Background; Long-term Ecological Research in Puerto Rico; Research Areas that Require Increased Focus in the Tropics; and Direction for Future Research in Tropical Forests. Tropical Forests: Management and Ecology will be a lasting resource for ecologists, tropical biologists, foresters, natural resource specialists, and policymakers with an interest in the tropics.
- Series Statement
- Ecological studies ; vol. 112
- Uniform Title
- Ecological studies ; v. 112.
- Subject
- Rain forests > Management > Congresses
- Rain forest ecology > Congresses
- Rain forests > Puerto Rico > Management > Congresses
- Rain forest ecology > Puerto Rico > Congresses
- 42.44 geobotany and plant ecology
- Rain forest ecology
- Rain forests > Management
- Regenwouden
- Ecologie
- Beheer
- Écologie des forêts pluviales
- Forêts pluviales > Congrès
- Écologie des forêts pluviales > Congrès
- Forêts pluviales > Gestion > Porto Rico
- Écologie des forêts pluviales > Porto Rico
- Puerto Rico
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Congresses (form)
- Note
- Papers originally presented at a symposium held in May 1989.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Tropical Forests: Their Future and Our Future / Ariel E. Lugo -- 2. The Status of Tropical Forests / J.P. Lanly -- 3. A Forest Research Institution in the West Indies: The First 50 Years / Frank H. Wadsworth -- 4. Ecosystem-Level Properties of the Luquillo Experimental Forest with Emphasis on the Tabonuco Forest / Ariel E. Lugo and F.N. Scatena -- 5. The Colorado and Dwarf Forests of Puerto Rico's Luquillo Mountains / Peter L. Weaver -- 6. Structure, Succession, and Soil Chemistry of Palm Forests in the Luquillo Experimental Forest / Ariel E. Lugo, Albert Bokkestijn and F.N. Scatena -- 7. The Dry Forests of Puerto Rico's South Coast / Peter G. Murphy, Ariel E. Lugo, Alice J. Murphy and Daniel C. Nepstad -- 8. Forest Plantations in Puerto Rico / John K. Francis -- 9. A Review of the Population Dynamics of Selected Tree Species in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico / J. Frank McCormick.
- ISBN
- 038794320X
- 9780387943206
- 354094320X
- 9783540943204
- LCCN
- 94023823
- 9780387943206
- OCLC
- ocm31435686
- 31435686
- SCSB-9464126
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library