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The Tropical Mountain Forest
Patterns and processes in a biodiversity hotspot
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- S. Robbert Gradstein, JürgenHomeier and Dirk Gansert (Eds.)The TropicalMountain Forest
- Contents
- Preface
- Michael Richter: Tropical mountain forests – distribution and generalfeatures
- Hermann Behling: Tropical mountain forest dynamics in Mata Atlantica andnorthern Andean biodiversity hotspots during the lateQuaternary
- M. Kessler/Jürgen Kluge: Diversity and endemism in tropical montane forests - frompatterns to processes
- S. Robbert Gradstein: Epiphytes of tropical montane forest - impact of deforestation and climate change
- Ingrid Kottke et al.: Mycorrhizal fungi and plant diversity in tropical mountainrainforest of southern Ecuador
- Stefan Scheu et al.: The soil fauna of a tropical mountain rainforest in southernEcuador: structure and functioning
- Jürgen Homeier: The influence of topography on forest structure andregeneration dynamics in an Ecuadorian montane forest
- Chr. Leuschner/G. Moser: Carbon allocation and productivity in tropical mountainforests
- Dirk Hölscher: Hydrology of natural and anthropogenically altered tropicalmontane rainforests with special reference to rainfallinterception
- Gerhard Gerold: Soil, climate and vegetation of tropical montane forests– a case study from the Yungas, Bolivia
- Perdita Pohle: Indigenous land use practices and biodiversity conservationin southern Ecuador
- R. Mosandl/S. Günter: Sustainable management of tropical mountain forests inEcuador
- E. Beck/M. Richter: Ecological aspects of a biodiversity hotspot in the Andes ofsouthern Ecuador
Tropical mountain forests are very rich in species and are generally considered as hotspots of biodiversity. They are also of great ecological importance as sources of water and other ecosystem services for millions of people living in the tropics. However, these valuable forest ecosystems are now increasingly being fragmented, reduced and disturbed by human interventions. This book originated from a lecture series on the tropical mountain forest organized by the Göttingen Centre of Biodiversity and Ecology and held at the University of Göttingen, Germany during the summer term of 2007. The volume presents a synthesis of current ecological research in Germany on the tropical mountain forest, from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Book Details
Editors
Jürgen Homeier, Dirk Gansert, and S Robbert Gradstein
Series
Göttingen Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology - Biodiversity and Ecology Series -
Categories
Science > Life Sciences > Botany
Publishers
Publication year : 2008
Times read: 53
