The Andean Cloud Forest
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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.
Ecosystem Response To Natural And Anthropogenic Disturbances In The Andean Cloud Forest Of Ecuador
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Author : Margaret Jeanne Stern
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Ecosystem Response To Natural And Anthropogenic Disturbances In The Andean Cloud Forest Of Ecuador written by Margaret Jeanne Stern and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Environmental impact analysis categories.
Cloud Forests In The Humid Tropics
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Author : Thomas Stadtmüller
language : en
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Release Date : 1987
Cloud Forests In The Humid Tropics written by Thomas Stadtmüller and has been published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Forest ecology categories.
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.
Cloud Forest Agenda
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Author : Philip Bubb
language : en
Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
Release Date : 2004
Cloud Forest Agenda written by Philip Bubb and has been published by United Nations Environment Programme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
The Cloud Forest Agenda report is designed to stimulate new initiatives and partnerships for the conservation and restoration of tropical cloud forests around the world. It provides global maps of cloud forests, alongside information on their biodiversity and watershed importance, a regional analysis of the threats to cloud forests and discussion on cloud forest conservation and livelihoods. The report concludes with an agenda for action, identifying global to national priorities and opportunities. Publishing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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.
The Devil S Gifts In The Andean Cloud Forest Of Peru
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Author : Derek Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Mercutio
Release Date : 2009-10
The Devil S Gifts In The Andean Cloud Forest Of Peru written by Derek Thomas and has been published by Mercutio this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with categories.
The trial of Heathfield Halliday (Hal), a young Scottish environmentalist follows his confrontation with the multinational mining syndicates which operate illegally in the Peruvian Andes. The threat to the wild life and the continual destruction of the rich heritage of the Amazonian forests spark his crusade to terminate their activities which the Peruvian authorities prefer to ignore. With his team of supporters, a carefully planned strategy ends almost in tragedy. He is repatriated by the Peruvian authorities to Scotland where he is held in custody in an Edinburgh prison and tried under international law. Hal shares a cell with Macrory, a robust tough-talking Scot with a soft heart. After he is assaulted in the shower room, Macrory protects him from further abuse. Both their cases are defended by a young lawyer, Ms Price, whose smart legal savvy steers the way through the dubious tactics of the prosecution. Judge McEwan is a known environmentalist but the media sniff out a potential compromise to his impartiality which could affect the outcome. The court sequences are conducted in the banter of the courtroom but highlight the cost of unbridled resource extraction in sensitive environments like those of the Andean Amazon. The lives of the two cellmates remain intertwined beyond the gates of the prison, and, in a surprise ending Ms Price ties the knot with one of them.
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Cloud forest ecology categories.
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.
The Andes
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Author : Tony Morrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Andes written by Tony Morrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Andes categories.