Title Ecology and conservation of neotropical montane oak forests / M. Kappelle (ed.)

Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiii, 483 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Ecological studies, 0070-8356 ; v. 185 Ecological studies ; v. 185. 0070-8356 Contents Global and neotropical distribution and diversity of oak (genus Quercus) and oak forests / K.C. Nixon -- Immigration of oak into northern South America : a paleo-ecological document / H. Hooghiemstra -- Effects of the Younger Dryas cooling event on Late Quaternary montane oak forest in Costa Rica / G.A. Islebe and H. Hooghiemstra -- Altitudinal zonation of montane oak forests along climate and soil gradients in Costa Rica / M. Kappelle and J.-G. van Uffelen -- Saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal macrofungi of Costa Rican oak forests / G.M. Mueller [and others] -- Diversity and biogeography of lichens in neotropical montane oak forests / H.J.M. Sipman -- Epiphytic communities of bryophytes and macrolichens in a Costa Rican montane oak forest / I. Holz -- Composition and structure of humid montane oak forests at different sites in central and eastern Mexico / I. Luna-Vega [and others] -- Oak forests of the hyper-humid region of La Chinantla, northern Oaxaca Range, Mexico / J.A. Meave, A. Rincón, and M.A. Romero-Romero -- Structure and composition of Costa Rican montane oak forests / M. Kappelle -- Structure and composition of Colombian montane oak forests / M.T. Pulido, J. Cavelier, and S.P. Cortés -- Regeneration and population dynamics of Quercus rugosa at the Ajusco Volcano, Mexico / C. Bonfil -- Ecology of acorn dispersal by small mammals in montane forests of Chiapas, Mexico / F. López-Barrera and R.H. Manson -- Establishment, survival, and growth of tree seedlings under successional montane oak forests in Chiapas, Mexico / N. Ramírez-Marcial [and others] -- Population structures of two understory plant species along an altitudinal gradient in Costa Rican montane oak forests / T.V.M. Groot [and others] -- Secondary succession in montane pine-oak forests of Chiapas, Mexico / M. González-Espinosa, N. Ramírez-Marcial, and L. Galindo-Jaimes Changes in diversity and structure along a successional gradient in a Costa Rican montane oak forest / M. Kappelle -- Regeneration dynamics in a Costa Rican montane oak forest after reduced-impact logging / M.R. Guariguata, G.P. Sáenz, and L. Pedroni -- Growth and physiological responses of oak, pine, and shrub seedlings to edge gradients in a fragmented Mexican montane oak forest / H. Asbjornsen, K.A. Vogt, and P.M.S. Ashton -- Morphological variations of gall-forming insects on different species of oaks (Quercus) in Mexico / K. Oyama [and others] -- Above-ground water and nutrient fluxes in three successional stages of Costa Rican montane oak forest with contrasting epiphyte abundance / L. Köhler, D. Hölscher, and C. Leuschner -- Changes in fine root system size and structure during secondary succession in a Costa Rican montane oak forest / D. Hertel [and others] -- Soil seed bank changes along a forest interior-edge-pasture gradient in a Costa Rican montane oak forest / M. ten Hoopen and M. Kappelle -- Frugivorous birds, habitat preference, and seed dispersal in a fragmented Costa Rican montane oak forest landscape / J.J.A.M. Wilms and M. Kappelle -- Diet and habitat preference of the resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis) in Costa Rican montane oak forest / M. García-Rojas -- Small terrestrial rodents in disturbed and old-growth montane oak forest in Costa Rica / M.B. van den Bergh and M. Kappelle Habitat preference, feeding habits, and conservation of Baird's tapir in neotropical montane oak forests / M.W. Tobler, E.J. Naranjo, and I. Lira-Torres -- Dynamics and silviculture of montane oak forests in western Mexico / M. Olvera-Vargas [and others] -- Vascular epiphytes and their potential as a conservation tool in pine-oak forests of Chiapas, Mexico / J.H.D. Wolf and A. Flamenco-S. -- Land use, ethnobotany, and conservation in Costa Rican montane oak forests / M. Kappelle and M.E. Juárez -- Charcoal production in a Costa Rican montane oak forest / R. aus der Beek, G. Venegas, and L. Pedroni -- Criteria and indicators for sustainable management of Central American montane oak forests / B. Herrera and A. Chaverri -- Economic valuation of water supply as a key environmental service provided by montane oak forest watershed areas in Costa Rica / G. Barrantes Moreno -- Neotropical montane oak forests : overview and outlook / M. Kappelle Summary Annotation This comprehensive synthesis systematically covers the entire range of natural and managed oak forests in the highlands of tropical America. Originally, these forests were widely distributed, but largely through human impact large parts have disappeared and the remaining patches are under increasing threat. For the first time, aspects as diverse as the paleo-ecology, biogeography, stand structure and composition, biodiversity, population dynamics, ecosystem dynamics, fragmentation and recovery, conservation and sustainable use of Neotropical montane oak forests are treated in a coherent manner. Providing a thorough understanding of ecological patterns and processes that determine the structure and functioning of these magnificent forests, this volume can serve as a sound basis for sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation in general Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record In Springer e-books Subject Forest ecology -- Latin America Oak -- Ecology -- Latin America Upland ecology -- Latin America Forest conservation -- Latin America Oak -- Conservation -- Latin America Oak -- America Oak -- Tropics Mountain plants -- Tropics Forests and forestry -- Tropics Upland ecology. Mountain ecology -- America Mountain ecology -- Tropics SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany. Oak -- Ecology -- Latin America. Upland ecology -- Latin America. Forest conservation -- Latin America. Oak -- Conservation -- Latin America. Eiken. Bossen. Berggebieden. Neotropis. Ecologie. Natuurbehoud. Chêne -- Amérique. Chêne -- Régions tropicales. Flore alpestre -- Régions tropicales. Forêts -- Régions tropicales. Écologie des hautes terres. Écologie des montagnes -- Amérique. Écologie des montagnes -- Régions tropicales. Forest ecology -- Latin America. Biomédecine. Sciences de la vie. Oak Mountain plants Mountain ecology Forests and forestry Forest conservation Forest ecology Oak -- Ecology Upland ecology Ökologie Naturschutz Gebirgswald Eichenwald Eiken. Bossen. Berggebieden. Neotropis. Ecologie. Natuurbehoud. Tropics America Latin America Neotropische Region Amerika Form Electronic book Author Kappelle, Maarten ISBN 9783540289098 3540289097 9783540289081 3540289089

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