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1 online resource : color illustrations |
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Emerging Issues. The Role of Scientific Conferences to Foster Conservation Solutions for Global Forests / Margaret Lowman, Soubadra Devy, T. Ganesh -- Greening the Planet? / Thomas Lovejoy -- Comparative Canopy Biology and the Structure of Ecosystems / Mark W. Moffett -- Forest Canopies as Earth's Support Systems: Priorities for Research and Conservation / Reinmar Seidler, Kamaljit S. Bawa, Margaret Lowman, Nalini M. Nadkarni -- Emerging Threats to Tropical Forests / William F. Laurance -- Rethinking the Role of Tropical Forest Science in Forest Conservation and Management / Alex Racelis, James Barsimantov -- REDD: How Can Scientists Change the Political Jungle? / Andrew W. Mitchell -- Narrowing Global Species Estimates / Nigel E. Stork, Andrew J. Hamilton |
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Climate Change. Tropical Cyclones and Forest Dynamics Under a Changing Climate: What Are the Long-Term Implications for Tropical Forest Canopies in the Cyclone Belt? / Stephen M. Turton -- Canopies and Climate Change / Claire M.P. Ozanne -- Church Forest Status and Carbon Sequestration in Northern Ethiopia / Catherine L. Cardelús, M. Baimas-George, Margaret Lowman, Alemayu Wassie Eshete -- A Novel Approach to Simulate Climate Change Impacts on Vascular Epiphytes: Case Study in Taiwan / Rebecca C.-C. Hsu, Jan H.D. Wolf -- Sensitivity and Threat in High-Elevation Rainforests: Outcomes and Consequences of the IBISCA-Queensland Project / R.L. Kitching, L.A. Ashton, C.J. Burwell, S.L. Boulter, Penelope Greenslade -- A Mature Forest Canopy in a CO2-Rich Future: An Experiment at the Swiss Canopy Crane Research Site / Ch. Körner -- Shock Value: Are Lianas Natural Lightning Rods? / Stephen P. Yanoviak -- Potential Impacts of Global Changes on Epiphytic Bryophytes in Subtropical Montane Moist Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests, SW China / Liang Song, Wen-Yao Liu -- "Canopy-Less" Monitoring of Biodiversity and Climate Change: Signs of a Leaky Roof / Soubadra Devy, T. Ganesh, Margaret Lowman |
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New Approaches. Mesoscale Exploration and Conservation of Tropical Canopies in a Changing Climate / Gregory P. Asner -- Why Do Sloths Poop on the Ground? / Bryson Voirin, Roland Kays, Martin Wikelski, Margaret Lowman -- Birds of the "Canopy": Historical Perspective, Current Trends, and Future Directions / Vivek Ramachandran, T. Ganesh -- Functional Roles of Lianas for Forest Canopy Animals / Stephen P. Yanoviak, Stefan A. Schnitzer -- Islands in a Sea of Foliage: Mistletoes as Discrete Components of Forest Canopies / Anna E. Burns, David M. Watson -- Nonvascular Epiphytes: Functions and Risks at the Tree Canopy / Michael Lakatos, Alexandra Fischer-Pardow -- Canopy Texture Analysis for Large-Scale Assessments of Tropical Forest Stand Structure and Biomass / Pierre Ploton, Raphaël Pélissier, N. Barbier, Christophe Proisy, B.R. Ramesh -- Changing Tropical Forest Dynamics and Their Effects on Canopy Geometry and Tropical Forest Biodiversity / David B. Greenberg, Simon L. Lewis -- Reproductive Biology and Population Genetics of Some Canopy- and Understorey-Dominant Tree Species of Sri Lanka: Implications for Conservation Management in a Fragmented Landscape / Nimal Gunatilleke, Savitri Gunatilleke -- The Importance of Flowers for Beetle Biodiversity and Abundance / Carl W. Wardhaugh -- Assessing Canopy Processes at Large Landscape Scales in the Western Ghats Using Remote Sensing / Jagdish Krishnaswamy -- Ontogeny of Herbivory on Leaves in a Tropical Rain Forest in Madagascar / Harold Heatwole, Sybille Unsicker, Margaret Lowman -- Do Water Bears Climb Trees Too? / William R. Miller, Logan Gallardo, Tiffany Clark -- From Leaf Litter to Canopy: Noninvasive and Reliable Sampling in a Tropical Rainforest / Manjari Jain, Rohini Balakrishnan |
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Education and Outreach. Win-Win for Scientists and Citizen Scientists Who Engage in Amazon Canopy Expeditions / D.C. Randle, Frances Gatz -- In the Canopy with Wheelchairs: A Model for Teaching Field Biology / William R. Miller, Margaret Lowman, E. McCord -- Modeling Insect Outbreaks in Forest Canopies: Integration of Virtual Simulations with Hands-On Ecology for Undergraduates / Leon Kaganovskiy, Margaret Lowman -- Canopy Capture: Essay of a Photographer / Bhaskar Krishnamurthy -- Kids Can Save Forests / Lynne Cherry -- Forest Canopy Tourism: Analyzing a Flagship Attraction in the Ecotourism Arena from a Political Ecology Perspective / Markus Seibel |
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Ecosystem, Services and Sustainability. Ancient Coastal Rainforest Canopies in Western Canada: Issues in Biodiversity and Conservation / Neville N. Winchester, Zoë Lindo -- The Population Dynamics of Epiphytic Orchids: A Review and Methodological Guide / Demetria Mondragón, Daniela Dutra Elliott -- Can Canopy-Dwelling Frogs Be Monitored from the Ground? A Case from Western Ghats of India / K.S. Seshadri, T. Ganesh -- Just Harvest: Ecology and Politics of Forest Canopy Product Use in Protected Areas / Nitin D. Rai, Siddappa Setty -- Tropical Rainforests of Africa: Can Conservation Projects Reconcile Forest Conservation and Development of Forest-Dependent Communities? / Bernard-Aloys Nkongmeneck, Rose Caspa, Evariste Fongnzossie Fedoung -- Sacred Groves as Sanctuaries for Mistletoe Conservation in Kathmandu Valley / Mohan P. Devkota -- Nutrient Recycling Starts in the Canopy: The Secretive Action of Termites / Yves Roisin, T. Bourguignon, Maurice Leponce -- Valuing Ecosystem Services Flowing from the Indian Himalayan States for Incorporation into National Accounting / S.P. Singh, Rajesh Thadani -- Epiphytic Plants as NTFPs from the Forest Canopies: Priorities for Management and Conservation / Daniela Dutra Elliott, Tamara Ticktin |
| Summary |
Presents views on the current and future status of forests from some of the world's foremost experts on forest canopies. Summarizes the issue of treetops at risk, and examines past accomplishments and future initiatives critical in forest conservation. Compiled from the major findings of the Fifth International Canopy Conference in 2009 |
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Life sciences |
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Ecology |
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Conservation biology |
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Forests and forestry |
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Trees |
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Forestry Management |
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Tree Biology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 1, 2013) |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Forest canopy ecology.
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Forest management.
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Ecology.
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Ecology
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Trees -- organization & management
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ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Forests & Rainforests.
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NATURE -- Plants -- Trees.
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Ecology
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Forest canopy ecology
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Forest management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lowman, Margaret.
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Devy, Soubadra
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Ganesh, T
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| ISBN |
9781461471615 |
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1461471613 |
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1461471605 |
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9781461471608 |
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