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Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation (Paperback, New)
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Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation (Paperback, New)
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Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of
terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the
global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial
proportion of the world's population and are the source of many
internationally traded commodities. They remain (despite decades of
conservation attention) increasingly vulnerable to degradation and
clearance, with profound though often uncertain future costs to
global society. Understanding the ecology of these diverse biomes,
and peoples' dependencies on them, is fundamental to their future
management and conservation.
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation
introduces and explores what rain forests are, how they arose, what
they contain, how they function, and how humans use and impact
them. The book starts by introducing the variety of rain forest
plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals, emphasising the
spectacular diversity that is the motivation for their
conservation. The central chapters describe the origins of rain
forest communities, the variety of rain forest formations, and
their ecology and dynamics. The challenge of explaining the species
richness of rain forest communities lies at the heart of ecological
theory, and forms a common theme throughout. The book's final
section considers historical and current interactions of humans and
rain forests. It explores biodiversity conservation as well as
livelihood security for the many communities that are dependent on
rain forests - inextricable issues that represent urgent priorities
for scientists, conservationists, and policy makers.
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