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020			_a9781405118972
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050			_aDUCE QH541.5.R27 T74
245			_aTropical forest community ecology / _cEdited by Walter P. Carson, Stefan A. Schnitzer, and Smithsonian
260			_aMalden: _bBlackwell PublishingLtd, _c2008.
300			_axvii, 517 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_aTropical 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. _uhttp://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/204
650			_2Science _aRain forest ecology
700			_aCarson, Walter P _eEditor _qWalter P. Carson
700			_aSchnitzer, Stefan A _eEditor _qStefan A. Schnitzer
700			_aSmithsonian _eEditor _qSmithsonian
856			_yhttp://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/204 _uhttp://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/204
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