04650nam 2200613Ia 450 991087659800332120200520144314.01-283-40793-097866134079311-4443-9227-11-4443-9229-8(CKB)3400000000000369(EBL)675221(OCoLC)742333214(SSID)ssj0000482415(PQKBManifestationID)11269899(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482415(PQKBWorkID)10525759(PQKB)11116583(MiAaPQ)EBC675221(EXLCZ)99340000000000036920100921d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTropical rain forests an ecological and biogeographical comparison /Richard T. Corlett and Richard B. Primack2nd ed.Chichester, West Sussex ;Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Blackwellc20111 online resource (338 p.)Rev. ed. of : Tropical rain forests : an ecological and biogeographical comparison / Richard Primack & Richard Corlett. c2005.1-4443-3255-4 1-4443-3254-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Tropical RainForests; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Many Tropical Rain Forests; What are tropical rain forests?; Where are the tropical rain forests?; Rain forest environments; Rain forest histories; Origins of the similarities and differences among rain forests; Many rain forests; Conclusions; Chapter 2 Plants: Building Blocks of the Rain Forest; Plant distributions; Rain forest structure; How many plant species?; Widespread plant families; Neotropical rain forests; Asian rain forestsRain forests in New Guinea and AustraliaAfrican rain forests; Madagascan rain forests; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 3 Primate Communities: A Key to Understanding Biogeography and Ecology; What are primates?; Old World versus New World primates; Primate diets; Primate communities; Primate equivalents in Australia and New Guinea; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 4 Carnivores and Plant-eaters; Carnivores; Herbivores of the forest floor; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 5 Birds: Linkages in the Rain Forest Community; BiogeographyLittle, brown, insect-eating birdsForest frugivores; Fruit size and body size; Flower visitors; Ground-dwellers; Woodpeckers; Birds of prey; Scavengers; Night birds; Migration; Comparison of bird communities across continents; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 6 Fruit Bats and Gliding Animals in the Forest Canopy; Fruit- and nectar-feeding bats; Flying behavior; Foraging behavior; Bats as pollinators and seed dispersal agents; Gliding vertebrates; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 7 Insects: Diverse, Abundant, and Ecologically Important; Butterflies; AntsTermitesBees; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 8 Island Rain Forests; Pacific islands; Evolution on islands; Indian Ocean islands; Atlantic islands; Caribbean islands; Natural disasters; Human impacts; Conclusions and future research directions; Chapter 9 The Future of Tropical Rain Forests; Different forests, different threats; The major threats; The forces behind the threats; Global climate change; Saving the many rain forests; Conclusions and future research directions; References; IndexThe first edition of Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison exploded the myth of 'the rain forest' as a single, uniform entity. In reality, the major tropical rain forest regions, in tropical America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and New Guinea, have as many differences as similarities, as a result of their isolation from each other during the evolution of their floras and faunas. This new edition reinforces this message with new examples from recent and on-going research. After an introduction to the environments and geological histories of the majRain forestsRain forest ecologyRain forests.Rain forest ecology.577.34Corlett Richard312641Primack Richard B.1950-293344MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910876598003321Tropical rain forests807315UNINA