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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Tropical dry forests in the Americas : ecology, conservation, and management / / edited by Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa ... [et. al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (550 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.30913 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Sanchez-AzofeifaGerardo-Arturo |
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-9910822829003321 |
Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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