Trees, Truffles, and Beasts : How Forests Function / / James M Trappe, Andrew W Claridge, Chris Maser |
Autore | Maser Chris |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2008] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 pages) |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - United States
Forest ecology - Australia Forest ecology |
ISBN |
1-281-39721-0
9786611397210 0-8135-4465-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Forest We See -- 2. The Unseen Forest -- 3. Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: Coevolution in Action -- 4. Of Animals and Fungi -- 5. The Importance of Mycophagy -- 6. Landscape Patterns and Fire -- 7. Forest Succession and Habitat Dynamics -- 8. Of Lifestyles and Shared Habitats -- 9. Lessons from the Trees, the Truffles, and the Beasts -- Appendix A: North American Common and Scientific Names -- Appendix B: Australian Common and Scientific Names -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782293503321 |
Maser Chris | ||
New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2008] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Trees, truffles, and beasts : how forests function / / Chris Maser, Andrew W. Claridge, and James M. Trappe |
Autore | Maser Chris |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 pages) |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ClaridgeAndrew W. <1966->
TrappeJames M |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest ecology - United States Forest ecology - Australia |
ISBN |
1-281-39721-0
9786611397210 0-8135-4465-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Forest We See -- 2. The Unseen Forest -- 3. Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: Coevolution in Action -- 4. Of Animals and Fungi -- 5. The Importance of Mycophagy -- 6. Landscape Patterns and Fire -- 7. Forest Succession and Habitat Dynamics -- 8. Of Lifestyles and Shared Habitats -- 9. Lessons from the Trees, the Truffles, and the Beasts -- Appendix A: North American Common and Scientific Names -- Appendix B: Australian Common and Scientific Names -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811314403321 |
Maser Chris | ||
New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Treetops at risk : challenges of global canopy ecology and conservation / / Margaret Lowman, Soubadra Devy, T. Ganesh, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 444 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowmanMargaret
DevySoubadra GaneshT |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation Endangered ecosystems |
ISBN | 1-4614-7161-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | FORWARD -- PART I EMERGING ISSUES -- 1. The Role of Scientific Conferences to Foster Conservation Solution for Global Forests -- 2. Greening the Planet? -- 3. Comparative Canopy Biology and the Structure of Ecosystems -- 4. Forest Canopies as Earth’s Support Systems: Priorities for Research and Conservation -- 5. Emerging Threats to Tropical Forests -- 6. Rethinking the Role of Tropical Forest Science in Forest Conservation and Management -- 7. REDD: How can scientists change the political jungle? -- 8. Narrowing global species estimates -- PART II CLIMATE CHANGE -- 9. Tropical cyclones and forest dynamics under a changing climate: what are the long-term implications for tropical forest canopies in the cyclone belt -- 10. Canopies and Climate Change -- 11. Church Forest Status and Carbon Sequestration in Northern Ethiopa -- 12. A novel approach to simulate climate change impacts on vascular epiphytes: case study in Taiwan -- 13. Sensitivity and threat in high-elevation rainforests: outcomes and consequences of the IBISCA- Queensland Project -- 14. A mature foreset canopy in a CO2-rich future - an experiment at the Swiss Canopy Crane research site -- 15. Shock value: are lianas natural lightning rods? -- 16. Potential impacts of global changes on epiphytic bryophytes in subtropical montane moist evergreen broad-leaved forests, SW China -- 17. ‘Canopy-less’ monitoring of biodiversity and climate change: signs of a leaky roof -- PART III NEW APPROACHES -- 18. Mesoscale Exploration and Conservation of Tropical Canopies in a Changing Climate -- 19. Why do sloths poop on the ground? -- 20. Birds of the “canopy”: historical perspective, current trends and future directions -- 21. Functional roles of lianas in the forest canopy -- 22. Islands in a sea of foliage: mistletoes as discrete components of forest canopies -- 23. Non-vascular epiphytes: functions and risks at the tree canopy -- 24. Canopy texture analysis for large-scale assessments of tropical forest stand structure and biomass -- 25. Changing tropical forest dynamics and their effects on canopy geometry and tropical forest biodiversity -- 26. Reproductive Biology and Genetics of Some Dominant Canopy and Understorey Dominant Tree Species of Sri Lanka: Implications for Conservation Management in a Fragmented Landscape -- 27. The importance of flowers for beetle biodiversity and abundance -- 28. Assessing canopy processes at large landscape scales in the Western Ghats using remote sensing -- 29. Ontogeny of Herbivory on Leaves in a Tropical Rainforest in Madagascar -- 30. Do Water Bears Climb Trees too? -- 31. From leaf litter to canopy: non-invasive and reliable sampling in a tropical rainforest -- PART IV EDUCATION AND OUTREACH -- 32. Win-Win for Scientists Who Lead Citizen Science Canopy Research Expeditions -- 33. In the Canopy with Wheel Chairs: a model for teaching field biology -- 34. Modelling Insect outbreaks in Forest Canopies -- Integration of Virtual Simulations with Hands-on Ecology for Undergraduates -- 35. Canopy Capture -- 36. Kids can save Forests.- Forest Canopy Tourism- analyzing a Flagship Attraction in the Ecotourism Arena from a Political Ecology Perspective -- PART V ECOSYSTEM, SERVICES AND SUSTAINABILITY -- 38. Ancient Coastal Rainforest Canopies in Western Canada: Issues in Biodiversity and Conservation -- 39. The population dynamics of epiphytic orchids: A review and methodological guide -- 40. Can canopy dwelling frogs be monitored from the ground? A case from Western Ghats of India -- 41. Just harvest: Ecology and politics of forest canopy product use in protected areas -- 42. Orchid farming, sustainable timber harvest and other forest management practices in Cameroon, Africa -- 43. Sacred groves as sanctuaries for mistletoe conservation in Kathmandu Valley -- 44. Nutrient recycling starts in the canopy: the secretive action of termites -- 45. Valuing Ecosystem Services Flowing from the Himalayan States for Incorporation into National Accounting -- 46. Whole Plants as NTFPs from the forest canopies- priorities for management and conservation. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739403303321 |
New York, : Springer, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tropical dry forests in the Americas : ecology, conservation, and management / / edited by Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Jennifer S. Powers, Geraldo W. Fernandes, Mauricio Quesada |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (550 p.) |
Disciplina |
577.3
577.3423 |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - Central America
Forest ecology - Mexico Forest ecology - South America Forest microclimatology - Central America Forest microclimatology - Mexico Forest microclimatology - South America Tropical dry forests - Central America Tropical dry forests - Mexico Tropical dry forests - South America |
ISBN |
0-429-18831-5
1-4665-1200-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1 Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: The Tropi- Dry Endeavor; Chapter 2 Tropical Dry Forest Ecological Succession in Mexico: Synthesis of a Long- Term Study; Chapter 3 Status of Knowledge, Conservation, and Management of Tropical Dry Forest in the Magdalena River Valley, Colombia; Chapter 4 Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest on Basalt and Limestone Outcrops: Status of Knowledge and Perspectives; Chapter 5 Tropical Dry Forests of Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil: Diversity, Conservation Status, and Natural Regeneration
Chapter 6 A Review of Remote Sensing of Tropical Dry ForestsChapter 7 Phenological Patterns of Tropical Dry Forests along Latitudinal and Successional Gradients in the Neotropics; Chapter 8 Plant Functional Trait Variation in Tropical Dry Forests: A Review and Synthesis; Chapter 9 Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Dry Forests; Chapter 10 Edge Influence on Canopy Openness and Understory Microclimate in Two Neotropical Dry Forest Fragments; Chapter 11 Fruit- Eating Bats and Birds of Three Seasonal Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas Chapter 12 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Insects in a Brazilian Tropical Dry ForestChapter 13 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Essential Belowground Organisms in Tropical Dry Environments; Chapter 14 An Evaluation of Rainfall Interception in Secondary Tropical Dry Forests; Chapter 15 Linkages among Ecosystem Structure, Composition, and Leaf Area Index along a Tropical Dry Forest Chronosequence in Mexico; Chapter 16 Seed Germination of Arboreal- Shrub Species with Different Dispersal Mechanisms in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest Chapter 17 Interspecific and Interannual Variation in Foliar Phenological Patterns in a Successional Mosaic of a Dry Forest in the Central Llanos of VenezuelaChapter 18 Floristic, Structural, and Functional Group Variations in Tree Assemblages in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest: Effects of Successional Stage and Soil Properties; Chapter 19 Tree Diameter Growth of Three Successional Stages of Tropical Dry Forests, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica; Chapter 20 Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Effects in the Spectral Signature of Lianas and Tree Species from Tropical Dry Forests Chapter 21 Tropical Dry Forests in Latin America: Analyzing the History of Land Use and Present Socio- Ecological StrugglesChapter 22 Conflicts between Conservation Units and Traditional Communities in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest; Chapter 23 Predicting Policy Impact on Tropical Dry Forests; Chapter 24 Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Rural Communities in Areas of a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Serra do Cipó, Brazil; References; Color Insert; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787574303321 |
Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vegetation types of the Dieng Mountains and their influences on bird and mammalian communities / / submitted by Siti Nurleily Marliana |
Autore | Marliana Siti Nurleily |
Edizione | [1. Auflage.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gottingen, [Germany] : , : Cuvillier Verlag, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, graphs, tables |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest degradation Birds - Ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 3-7369-4326-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511315203321 |
Marliana Siti Nurleily | ||
Gottingen, [Germany] : , : Cuvillier Verlag, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vegetation types of the Dieng Mountains and their influences on bird and mammalian communities / / submitted by Siti Nurleily Marliana |
Autore | Marliana Siti Nurleily |
Edizione | [1. Auflage.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gottingen, [Germany] : , : Cuvillier Verlag, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, graphs, tables |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest degradation Birds - Ecology |
ISBN | 3-7369-4326-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794943903321 |
Marliana Siti Nurleily | ||
Gottingen, [Germany] : , : Cuvillier Verlag, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vegetation types of the Dieng Mountains and their influences on bird and mammalian communities / / submitted by Siti Nurleily Marliana |
Autore | Marliana Siti Nurleily |
Edizione | [1. Auflage.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gottingen, [Germany] : , : Cuvillier Verlag, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, graphs, tables |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest degradation Birds - Ecology |
ISBN | 3-7369-4326-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820092503321 |
Marliana Siti Nurleily | ||
Gottingen, [Germany] : , : Cuvillier Verlag, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vivo cerca de un bosque / / Walter LaPlante ; traducido por Alberto Jim�enez |
Autore | LaPlante Walter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Collana | Backyard biomes |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forests and forestry |
ISBN | 1-4824-6133-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contenido -- ¿Ves árboles? -- Encuentra bosques -- Hojas que caen -- Siempre verdes -- Árboles comunes -- El dosel -- El bioma es una casa -- Glosario -- Para más información -- Índice -- Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158656003321 |
LaPlante Walter | ||
New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vulnerability and transformation of Indonesian peatlands / / edited by Kosuke Mizuno, Osamu Kozan, Haris Gunawan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
634.9
577.3 |
Collana | Global Environmental Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Peatland ecology - Indonesia
Peatland restoration - Indonesia |
ISBN | 981-9909-06-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: The Vulnerability and Transformation of Indonesian Peatlands -- Part I. Vulnerability of Peat Swamp Forest -- Chapter 2. Peatland Degradation, Timber Plantations, and Land Titles in SumatraChapter -- Chapter 3. Characteristics of Bird Community Response to Land Use Change in Tropical Peatland in Riau, Indonesia -- Chapter 4. Impact of Industrial Tree Plantation on Ground-dwelling Mammals and Birds in a Peat Swamp Forest in Sumatra -- Chapter 5. Patterns of CO2 Emission from a Drained Peatland in Kampar Peninsula, Riau Province, Indonesia -- Part II. Resilience and Adaptability of Peat Swamp Forest -- Chapter 6. Termite – Friend or Foe? Conservation Values of Termites in Tropical Peat Systems -- Chapter 7. The Timber Processing and Retail Sectors in Pekanbaru, Riau: Toward Reforestation by Local People -- Chapter 8. Toward Climate Change Mitigation: Restoration of the Indonesian Peat Swamp -- Part III. Transformation -- Chapter 9. Water Management for Integrated Peatland Restoration in Pulau Tebing Tinggi PHU, Riau -- Chapter 10. Genetic Diversity in Peatland Restoration: A Case of Jelutung -- Chapter 11. Interests Arrangement in the Implementation of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification: Case Study of Sari Makmur Palm Oil Smallholders in Riau Province. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682537003321 |
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wildlife habitat relationships in forested ecosystems / David R. Patton |
Autore | Patton, David R. |
Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Portland, Or : Timber press, c1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 502 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Forest animals - Habitat
Forest ecology Forest management Wildlife habitat improvement |
ISBN | 0881923710 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003577779707536 |
Patton, David R. | ||
Portland, Or : Timber press, c1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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