| Tropical Forest Diversity and Dynamism: Findings from a Large-Scale Plot Network Contributor(s): Losos, Elizabeth (Editor), Leigh, Egbert Giles (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226493466 ISBN-13: 9780226493466 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Long-term Forest Dynamics Plots (FDPs) allow ecologists to explain patterns in diversity and dynamics in tropical forests around the world. In this collection, Elizabeth Losos and Egbert Giles Leigh Jr. assemble extensive standardized data--collected here in one location for the first time--from sixteen tropical FDPs and synthesize the findings, putting these unique and valuable plots in a global context by highlighting the utility of the collected data for conservation and forest management. Written by experts in the field of tropical ecology, "Tropical Forest Diversity and Dynamism" will appeal to students and professionals with an interest in community ecology and patterns of diversity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 577.34 |
| LCCN: 2004006904 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.06" W x 9.08" (1.92 lbs) 688 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |