Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems
：Biogeographical and Ecological Studies
( Volume 14B )
Publication subTitle ：Biogeographical and Ecological Studies
Publication series ：Volume 14B
Author： Lieth H.;Werger M. J. A.
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9780444596499
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780444427557
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780444427557
Subject： S718.5 forest ecology
Language： ENG
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Description
After publication of the first volume of the Tropical Rain Forest, the International Journal of Mycology and Lichenology commented ``This is a welcome addition to the literature on the ecology of tropical rain forests. The book provides a wealth of data and stimulating discussions and is of great interest to ecologists interested in tropical areas.'' Whereas the first volume dealt with system-ecological aspects such as community organization and processes, the present volume concentrates on biogeographical aspects such as species composition, diversity, and geographical variation.
Recent ecological research in the tropical rain forest has greatly extended our understanding of biogeographical patterns of variation in the various groups of organisms, and has revealed many of the ecological and evolutionary forces that led to the present patterns of variation. Many important systems of co-evolution between the tropical rain forest ecosystems have also come to light, and the loss of species and related damage is better understood in quantitative terms.
This volume presents a comprehensive review of these and other features of the rain forest ecosystem structure, and the ecological processes operating that system. General chapters on abiotic and biotic factors are followed by specific chapters on all major groups of organisms. Prospects for the future are discussed and research needs clearly stated. Also the human exploitation of the system, its effects and its
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