Plant Diversity Of An Andean Cloud Forest
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Plant Diversity Of An Andean Cloud Forest
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Author : Grady L. Webster
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2001-04-26
Plant Diversity Of An Andean Cloud Forest written by Grady L. Webster and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-26 with Science categories.
Based on work spanning a decade, this study of the Maquipucuna area on the western slopes of the Andes discusses the climate, vegetation, ecological relationships, and flora, and emphasizes the importance of the Maquipucuna area as a biological reserve. In addition to the checklist of the flora, which enumerates 1,650 species (including 228 species of pteridophytes and over 200 species of orchids), appendices give information on floristic composition of communities, distribution of epiphytes, and elevational ranges of families and genera. The illustrations include a map, landscapes, and characteristic species.
The Andean Cloud Forest
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Author : Randall W. Myster
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-12
The Andean Cloud Forest written by Randall W. Myster and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-12 with Science categories.
A book focused solely on Andean Cloud Forests (ACF) has never been published. ACF are high biodiversity ecosystems in the Neotropics with a large proportion of endemic species, and are important for the hydrology of entire regions. They provide water for large parts of the Amazon basin, for example. Here I take advantage of my many years working in ACF in Ecuador, to edit this book that contains the following sections: (1) ACF over space and time, (2) Hydrology, (3) Light and the Carbon cycle, (4) Soil, litter, fungi and nutrient cycling, (5) Plants, (6) Animals, and (7) Human impacts and management. Under this premise, international experts contributed chapters that consist of reviews of what is known about their topic, of what research they have done, and of what needs to be done in the future. This work is suitable for graduate students, professors, scientists, and researcher-oriented managers.
Biodiversity And Conservation Of Neotropical Montane Forests
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Author : Steven P. Churchill
language : en
Publisher: New York Botanical Garden Press
Release Date : 1995
Biodiversity And Conservation Of Neotropical Montane Forests written by Steven P. Churchill and has been published by New York Botanical Garden Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biodiversity conservation categories.
Mountain plants, Andes Region.
The Tropical Mountain Forest
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Author : Stephan Robbert Gradstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Tropical Mountain Forest written by Stephan Robbert Gradstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Forest and forestry categories.
Tropical mountain forests are very rich in species and are generally considered as hotspots of biodiversity. They are also of great ecological importance as sources of water and other ecosystem services for millions of people living in the tropics. However, these valuable forest ecosystems are now increasingly being fragmented, reduced and disturbed by human interventions. This book originated from a lecture series on the tropical mountain forest organized by the Göttingen Centre of Biodiversity and Ecology and held at the University of Göttingen, Germany during the summer term of 2007. The volume presents a synthesis of current ecological research in Germany on the tropical mountain forest, from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Centres Of Plant Diversity The Americas
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Author : Stephen D. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Centres Of Plant Diversity The Americas written by Stephen D. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Centers of plant diversity categories.
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests
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Author : Lawrence S. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests written by Lawrence S. Hamilton and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
Until relatively recently the valuable tropical montane cloud forests (hereaf ter usually referred to as TMCFs) of the world had scarcely come under the assaults experienced by the downslope montane and lowland forests. TMCFs are not hospitable environments for human occupation, and their remoteness (except in places near Andean high mountain settlements and in the Ethiopian Highlands) and difficult terrain have given them de facto protection. The ad jacent upper montane rain forests have indeed been under assault for timber, fuelwood, and for conversion to grazing and agriculture for many decades, even centuries in the Andes, but true cloud forest has only come under ex ploitation as these lower elevational resources have disappeared. They have also been "nibbled" at from above where there have been alpine grasslands under grazing pressure. Increasingly now, however, these cloud forest eco systems are being fragmented, reduced, and disturbed at an alarming rate. It is now becoming recognized that steps must be taken rapidly to increase our understanding of TMCF and to achieve their conservation, because: their water-capture function is extremely important to society; • their species endemism is high; they serve as refugia for endangered species being marginalized in these environments by increasingly transformed lower elevation ecosystems; they are relatively little studied; yet, their value to science is extremely high; they have low resilience to disturbance; vii viii Preface and many other reasons, which will be discussed subsequently in this publi cation.
Plant Conservation And Biodiversity
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Author : David L. Hawksworth
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-09-18
Plant Conservation And Biodiversity written by David L. Hawksworth and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-18 with Science categories.
Original studies address key aspects of the conservation and biodiversity of plants. Articles are all peer-reviewed primary research papers, contributed by leading biodiversity researchers from around the world. Collectively, these articles provide a snapshot of the major issues and activities in global plant conservation. Many of the articles can serve as excellent case studies for courses in ecology, restoration, biodiversity, and conservation.
Plant Diversity And Vegetation Of The Andean P Ramo
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Plant Diversity And Vegetation Of The Andean P Ramo written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
The páramo is a high mountain ecosystem that includes the natural and semi-natural habitats located between the montane treeline and the permanent snowline in the humid Northern Andes. Given its recent origin and continental insularity among tropical lowlands, the páramo evolved as a biodiversity hotspot, with a vascular flora of more than 3400 species and high endemism. Moreover, the páramo provides many ecosystem services for human populations, essentially water supply and carbon storage. Anthropogenic activities, mostly agriculture and pasture practices, as well as climate change are major threats for the páramo's ecological integrity. Consequently, further scientific research and conservation strategies must be oriented towards this unique region. Botanical and ecological knowledge on the páramo is extensive but heterogeneous. Moreover, most research studies and management strategies are carried out at local to national scale and given the vast extension of the páramo, regional studies are also needed. The principal limitation for regional páramo studies is the lack of a substantial source of good quality botanical data covering the entire region and freely accessible. To meet the needs for a regional data source, we created VegPáramo, a floristic and vegetation database containing 3000 vegetation plots sampled with the phytosociological method throughout the páramo region and proceeding from the existing literature and our fieldwork. We made VegPáramo accessible online through a webportal, www.vegparamo.com, from which the data can be freely consulted and downloaded. We then used the VegPáramo data to conduct a regional vegetation classification of the páramo. We used a clustering technique and classified the region into 17 clusters, 14 representing natural phytogeographical units of one or several plant communities and 3 artificial ensembles. We characterized the 17 clusters and estimated the alpha diversity and beta diversity to highlight species richness and floristic similarities. Our last study focused on the plant diversity patterns in the páramo region. We used the VegPáramo data and our classification results to estimate and compare plant diversity at local and regional scale in the altitudinal belts of the páramo. We evaluated the importance of the environment as driver of species richness using regression models. Finally, we modeled the predicted species richness in the páramo region and highlighted biodiversity hotspots. Our project contributes to a better understanding of the páramo biogeography and makes primarily suggestions for conservation. We believe further research should focus on the impacts of climate change on the páramo flora and vegetation.
Monteverde
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Author : Nalini M. Nadkarni
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000-03-09
Monteverde written by Nalini M. Nadkarni and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-09 with Nature categories.
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest.This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde, and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also examines the positive and negative effects of human activity on both the forest and the surrounding communities. Ecologists, tropical biologists, and natural historians will find this volume an indispensable resource, as will all those who are fascinated by the magnificent wonders of the tropical forests.
Neotropical Savannas And Seasonally Dry Forests
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Author : R. Toby Pennington
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2006-05-25
Neotropical Savannas And Seasonally Dry Forests written by R. Toby Pennington and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-25 with Science categories.
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these ne