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Table of contents (10 papers)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book examines the impact of biodiversity on ecosystem processes in tropical forests - one of the most species-rich and at the same time most endangered ecosystems on earth. It covers the relationships between biodiversity and primary production, secondary production, biogeochemical cycles, soil processes, plant life forms, responses to disturbance, and resistance to invasion. The analyses focus on the key ecological interfaces where the loss of keystone species is most likely to influence the rate and stability of ecosystem processes.
Editors and Affiliations
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Dept. of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Gordon H. Orians
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Centro de Ecología, Univesidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., México
Rodolfo Dirzo
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Dept. of Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, USA
J. Hall Cushman
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes in Tropical Forests
Editors: Gordon H. Orians, Rodolfo Dirzo, J. Hall Cushman
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79755-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-79757-6Published: 08 December 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-79755-2Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 220
Topics: Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Agriculture, Forestry