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Tropical Ecological Systems

Trends in Terrestrial and Aquatic Research

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  • © 1975

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Editors:
  1. Frank B. Golley

    1. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

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  2. Ernesto Medina

    1. Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas 101, Venezuela

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 11)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Ecological Research in the Tropics

    1. Ecological Research in the Tropics

      • Frank B. Golley, Ernesto Medina
      Pages 1-4

  3. Physiological Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Physioecological Problems in the Tropics

      • Federico Pannier
      Pages 7-16

  4. Dynamics of Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Demographic Strategies in Animal Populations: A Regression Analysis

      • Jorge E. Rabinovich
      Pages 19-40

    3. A Matrix Model of Tree Population Dynamics

      • Gary S. Hartshorn
      Pages 41-51

    4. An Analysis of Late Secondary Succession in Species-Rich Tropical Forest

      • Dennis H. Knight
      Pages 53-59

    5. The Relation Between Rainfall and Mosquito Populations

      • H. A. M. De Kruijf
      Pages 61-65

  5. Interaction Between Species

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Impact of Sloths on Neotropical Forest Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

      • G. G. Montgomery, M. E. Sunquist
      Pages 69-98

    3. Impact of Leaf-Cutting Ants on Vegetation Development at Barro Colorado Island

      • Bruce Haines
      Pages 99-111

  6. Tropical Forest Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Biomass and Structure in a Central Amazonian Rain Forest

      • H. Klinge, W. A. Rodrigues, E. Brunig, E. J. Fittkau
      Pages 115-122

    3. Root Distribution and Biomass in Three Ivory Coast Rain Forest Plots

      • Charles Huttel
      Pages 123-130

    4. Litter Production in Deciduous Forest Near Udaipur (South Rajasthan), India

      • R. K. Garg, L. N. Vyas
      Pages 131-135

    5. Litter Fall and Litter Breakdown in Miombo

      • F. Malaisse, R. Freson, G. Goffinet, M. Malaisse-Mousset
      Pages 137-152

    6. Nutrients in Throughfall and Their Quantitative Importance in Rain Forest Mineral Cycles

      • France Bernhard-Reversat
      Pages 153-159

    7. Production, Energy Pathways, and Community Diversity in Forest Birds

      • James R. Karr
      Pages 161-176

  7. Savannah and Grassland Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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About this book

In 1971 the International Society of Tropical Ecology and the International Association for Ecology held a meeting on Tropical Ecology, with an emphasis on organic production in New Delhi, India. At this meeting a Working Group on Tropical Ecology was organized, consisting of K. C. Misra (India), F. Malaisse (Zaire), E. Medina (Venezuela) and F. Golley (U.S.A.). The object of this Working Group was to stimulate interaction between tropical ecologists through future scientific meetings and other exchanges and communications. A second meeting of ISTE and INTECOL was held in Caracas, Venezuela in 1973, under the direction of Medina and Golley and sponsored by the Depart­ ment of Ecology, Institute Venezolano Investigaciones Cientificas (lVIC). The basic structure of the meeting was provided by series of invited papers which considered topics of special interest from both an applied and theoretical view. These included physiological ecology (Pannier), populations (Rabinovich), tropical savannas (Lamotte), rivers (Sioli), estuaries (Rodriguez), and island ecosystems (Mueller-Dombois). Contributed papers considered details of these and other ecological topics, including the application of ecology to human problems. The present volume includes the invited papers listed above and a sampling of contributed papers which together illustrate the trends of research in tropical ecology. The papers show that tropical ecology is a vigorous subject of research. While the papers in this volume do not provide reviews of all the topics of study in tropical ecology, they do present authoritative statements on progress in the major subject in the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    Frank B. Golley

  • Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas 101, Venezuela

    Ernesto Medina

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tropical Ecological Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Trends in Terrestrial and Aquatic Research

  • Editors: Frank B. Golley, Ernesto Medina

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88533-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-88535-8Published: 14 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-88533-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 398

  • Topics: Ecology, Biogeosciences

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