Forest canopies
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Forest canopies
（Physiological ecology : a series of monographs, texts, and treatises / series editor, Harold A. Mooney）
Academic Press, c1995
- : pbk
Available at 31 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780124576506
Description
For decades, researchers have been interested in the structure, function and inhabitants of forest canopies, but unfortunately, a large portion of this fascinating ecosystem was inaccessible. Recently, with the use of balloons, dirigibles, cranes, towers, suspended catwalks, and a variety of modern climbing equipment, scientists have begun to penetrate this dense foliage, allowing for a detailed, authoritative account of this enchanting world. Forest Canopies synthesizes the newly compiled data on canopy-dwelling organisms, including insects and other arthropods, lizards, birds, mammals, and, of course, the plants that both form and inhabit this unique aerial ecosystem.
Table of Contents
- T Lovejoy, Foreword. Structure and Function in Tree Canopies: M. Moffett and M. Lowman, Canopy Access Techniques. F Halle, Canopy Architecture in Tropical Trees. D. Fitzjarrald and K. Moore, The Physical Mechanisms of Heat and Mass Exchange between Forests and the Atmosphere. G. Parker, Structure and Microclimate of Forest Canopies. Organisms in Tree Canopies: T Erwin, Measuring Arthropod Biodiversity in the Tropical Forest Canopy. J. Tobin, Ecology and Diversity of Tropical Forest Canopy Ants. D. Reagan, Lizard Ecology in the Canopy of an Island Rain Forest. C Munn
- Canopy Access Techniques and their Importance for the Study of Tropical Forest Canopy Birds. J. Malcolm, Forest Structure and the Abundance and Diversity of Neotropical Small Mammals. L Emmons, Large Mammals of Rain Forest Canopies. D. Benzing, Vascular Epiphytes in Forest Canopies. G. Williams-Linera, The Ecology of Hemi-epiphytes in Forest Canopies. N. Reid, et al, Ecology and Population Biology of Mistletoes. F Putz, Vines in Treetops: Consequences of Mechanical Dependence. D. Walter, Life on the Phylloplane: Hairs, Little Houses, and Myriad Mites. F Rhoades, Non-Vascular Epiphytes in Forest Canopies: World-wide Distribution, Abundance, and Ecological Roles. Processes in Tree Canopies: N.M. Holbrook, Photosynthesis in Tree Canopies. M. Lowman, Herbivory as a Canopy Process in Rain Forest Trees. D. Murawski, Reproductive Biology and Genetics of Tropical Trees. D. Coxson and N. Nadkarni, Ecological Roles of Epiphytes in Nutrient Cycles of Forest Ecosystems. Human Impacts on Canopy Research: B. Bennett, Ethnobotany and Economic Botany of Epiphytes, Lianas, and other Host-Dependent Plants: An Overview. S. Ingram and M. Lowman The Collection and Preservation of Plant Material from the Tropical Forest Canopy. D. Perry, Forest Canopies and the Importance of Eco-Tourism in their Conservation. N. Nadkarni and M. Lowman, Canopy Biology-How Can it Contribute to Environmental Education? Subject Index.
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: pbk ISBN 9780124576513
Description
For decades, researchers have been interested in the structure, function and inhabitants of forest canopies, but unfortunately, a large portion of this fascinating ecosystem was inaccessible. Recently, with the use of balloons, dirigibles, cranes, towers, suspended catwalks, and a variety of modern climbing equipment, scientists have begun to penetrate this dense foliage, allowing for a detailed, authoritative account of this enchanting world. Forest Canopies synthesizes the newly compiled data on canopy-dwelling organisms, including insects and other arthropods, lizards, birds, mammals, and, of course, the plants that both form and inhabit this unique aerial ecosystem.
Table of Contents
- Structure and function in tree canopies: Canopy access techniques, M. Moffett, M. Lowman
- Canopy architecture in tropical trees, F. Halle
- The physical mechanisms of heat and mass exchange between forests and the atmosphere, D. Fitzjarrald, K. Moore
- Structure and microclimate of forest canopies, G. Parker. Organisms in tree canopies: Measuring arthropod biodiversity in the tropical forest canopy, T. Erwin
- Ecology and diversity of tropical forest canopy ants, J. Tobin
- Lizard ecology in the canopy of an island rain forest, D. Reagan
- Canopy access techniques and their importance for the study of tropical forest canopy birds, C. Munn
- Forest structure and the abundance and diversity of neotropical small mammals, J. Malcolm
- Large mammals of rain forest canopies, L. Emmons
- Vascular epiphytes in forest canopies, D. Benzing
- The ecology of hemi-epiphytes in forest canopies, G. Williams-Linera
- Ecology and population biology of mistletoes, N. Reid et al
- Vines in treetops: consequences of mechanical dependence, F. Putz
- Life on the phylloplane: hairs, little houses, and myriad mites, D. Walter
- Non-vascular epiphytes in forest canopies: worldwide distribution, abundance, and ecological roles, F. Rhoades. Processes in tree canopies: Photosynthesis in tree canopies, N.M. Holbrook
- Herbivory as a canopy process in rain forest trees, M. Lawman
- Reproductive biology and genetics of tropical trees, D. Murawski
- Ecological roles of epiphytes in nutrient cycles of forest ecosystems, D. Coxson, N. Nadkarni. Human impacts on canopy research: Ethnobotany and economic botany of epiphytes, lianas, and other host-dependent plants - an overview, B. Bennett
- The collection and preservation of plant material from the tropical forest canopy, S. Ingram, M. Lowman
- Forest canopies and the importance of eco-tourism in their conservation, D. Perry
- Canopy biology-how can it contribute to environmental education? N. Nadkarni, M. Lowman.
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