The Ecology of Trees in the Tropical Rain Forest (Cambridge Tropical Biology Series)
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'This is an excellent book that does not restrict itself to a dry description of how tropical trees work. It bravely tackles the bigger issue of why different species of tropical tree adopt different solutions to complex environmental problems and looks for patterns that may have adaptive or evolutionary significance.' Times Higher Education Supplement
'The book gives a very complete picture of what is currently known about tropical rainforest trees. There is something for everyone - it is difficult to name a topic that is not dealt with.' Journal of Plant Systematics and Evolution
'... this information-packed and up-to-date book is a must-buy for graduate level students and researchers in tropical forests.' Tropical Biodiversity
Book Description
With detailed information available for perhaps only a few hundred of the many thousand of species that occur, our current knowledge of the ecology of tropical rainforest trees is limited. This book aims to summarize the contemporary understanding of the ecology of tropical rainforest trees. The emphasis is on comparative ecology, an approach that can help to identify possible adaptive trends and evolutionary constraints and that may also lead to a workable ecological classification for tree species, conceptually simplifying the rainforest community and making it more amenable to analysis.
The Ecology of Trees in the Tropical Rain Forest (Cambridge Tropical Biology Series)
The Ecology of Trees in the Tropical Rain Forest (Cambridge Tropical Biology Series),I. M. Turner,Peter S. Ashton,Stephen P. Hubbell,Daniel H. Janzen,Peter H. Raven,P. B. Tomlinson,Cambridge University Press,0521801834,Ecology,Ecophysiology,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Life Sciences - Ecology - Forest Ecology,Rain forest ecology,Rain forest plants,Science,Science/Mathematics,Trees,Trees & Forests - Rainforests,Tropics,Botany & plant sciences,Ecological science, the Biosphere,Rain forest plants--Ecophysiology,Science / Biology
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