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Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management

Proceedings of ESF Conference, Oxford University, 12–16 December 1998

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  • © 2001

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  1. K. Eduard Linsenmair

    1. Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology Biozentrum, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

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  2. A. J. Davis

    1. Green College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

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  3. B. Fiala

    1. Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology Biozentrum, Wuerzburg, Germany

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  4. M. R. Speight

    1. St. Anne’s College and Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 69)

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Table of contents (29 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-3
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  2. Introduction — Canopy science: time to shape up

    1. Introduction — Canopy science: time to shape up

      • Andrew Mitchell
      Pages 5-11

  3. Sampling and Access

    1. Alice grows up: canopy science in transition from Wonderland to Reality

      • Stephen L. Sutton
      Pages 13-21

    2. Forest canopy research: sampling problems, and some solutions

      • Martin G. Barker, Michelle A. Pinard
      Pages 23-38

  4. Plants in the Canopy

    1. Plants in the forest canopy: some reflections on current research and future direction

      • Margaret D. Lowman
      Pages 39-50

    2. Epiphytes and their contribution to canopy diversity

      • Jürgen Nieder, Juliana Prosperí, Georges Michaloud
      Pages 51-63

    3. Plant size: an ignored parameter in epiphyte ecophysiology?

      • Gerold Schmidt, Sabine Stuntz, Gerhard Zotz
      Pages 65-72

    4. Pollination and phenology of flowers in the canopy of two contrasting rain forest types in Amazonia, Colombia

      • Arthur van Dulmen
      Pages 73-85

  5. Animals in the Canopy

    1. Invertebrates in the canopy of tropical rain forests How much do we really know?

      • Yves Basset
      Pages 87-107

    2. Arboreal tropical forest vertebrates: current knowledge and research trends

      • Roland Kays, Allen Allison
      Pages 109-120

    3. Vertical stratification of figs and fig-eaters in a Bornean lowland rain forest: how is the canopy different?

      • Mike Shanahan, Stephen G. Compton
      Pages 121-132

    4. Understorey versus canopy: patterns of vertical stratification and diversity among Lepidoptera in a Bornean rain forest

      • Christian H. Schulze, K. Eduard Linsenmair, Konrad Fiedler
      Pages 133-152

    5. The influence of anthropogenic disturbances on the structure of arboreal arthropod communities

      • Andreas Floren, K. Eduard Linsenmair
      Pages 153-167

    6. Seasonal changes in the canopy arthropod fauna in Rinorea beniensis in Budongo Forest, Uganda

      • Thomas Wagner
      Pages 169-178

    7. Arthropods in tropical oaks: differences in their spatial distributions within tree crowns

      • Ulrich Simon, K. Eduard Linsenmair
      Pages 179-191

    8. Behaviour and ecology of birds in tropical rain forest canopies

      • H. Winkler, M. Preleuthner
      Pages 193-202
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About this book

Almost half of all life on earth may exist in the world's forest canopies. They may also play a vital role in maintaining the planet's climate, yet they remain largely unexplored owing to difficulties of access. They are renowned for their great diversity and role in forest functioning, yet there are still great gaps in the understanding of this `last biological frontier'. This seminal book shows how canopy science is now in a position to answer many of the outstanding questions, among which are some of the most pressing environmental issues society is presently facing. It represents a major summary of the current understanding of canopy ecology, and maps a path forward into a greater understanding of tropical forest ecology and management at a time when the very future of this ecosystem is threatened by humanity's actions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology Biozentrum, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

    K. Eduard Linsenmair

  • Green College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

    A. J. Davis

  • Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology Biozentrum, Wuerzburg, Germany

    B. Fiala

  • St. Anne’s College and Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

    M. R. Speight

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of ESF Conference, Oxford University, 12–16 December 1998

  • Editors: K. Eduard Linsenmair, A. J. Davis, B. Fiala, M. R. Speight

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3606-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7049-9Published: 30 September 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5724-2Published: 18 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3606-0Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 370

  • Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Forestry, Ecology, Sedimentology, Forestry Management, Plant Ecology, Nature Conservation

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