Carson, Walter P Walter P. Carson Editor Schnitzer, Stefan A Stefan A. Schnitzer Editor Smithsonian Smithsonian Editor text Malden Blackwell PublishingLtd 2008 monographic eng

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xvii, 517 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Tropical Forest Community Ecology provides a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary research on the ecology of tropical forest communities. The volume examines the exceptional diversity of tropical forests and explores the ecological processes that determine species distribution, abundance, coexistence, regeneration, and community structure. Drawing on empirical studies, long-term forest dynamics plots, experiments, and ecological theory, the contributing authors evaluate major explanations for the maintenance of tropical biodiversity, including niche-based processes, neutral theory, recruitment limitation, competition, herbivory, and trophic interactions. The book also addresses animal–plant interactions, secondary succession, forest dynamics, invasive species, and conservation. A major emphasis is placed on recent advances in large-scale monitoring and quantitative approaches that have transformed understanding of tropical forest communities. Overall, the volume integrates established theories with emerging evidence, identifies unresolved questions, and highlights directions for future research into the structure, dynamics, diversity, and conservation of tropical forests. Edited by Walter P. Carson, Stefan A. Schnitzer, and Smithsonian Includes bibliographical references and index Rain forest ecology DUCE QH541.5.R27 T74 9781405118972 http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/204 http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/204 DLC 260813 20260813091843.0 en