Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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The Guiana Shield is an ancient geological formation located in the northern part of South America, covering an area of one million square kilometres. Despite its hostile environment, it is home to many unusual and highly specialized plants and animals, which constitute a rich area of biodiversity. Chapters in this book include hydrology, nutrient cycling, forest phenology, insect-plant interactions, forest microclimate, plant distributions, forest dynamics and conservation and management of flora and fauna. It provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the ecology, biology and natural history of the forests of the area.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-07-11
Mått172 x 244 x 32 mm
Vikt1 334 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor560
FörlagCABI Publishing
ISBN9780851995366

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1: Introduction, D S Hammond 2: Biophysical Features of the Guiana Shield, D S Hammond 3: Ecophysiological Patterns in Guianan Forest Plants, T L Pons, E E Alexander, N C Houter, S A Rose and T Rijkers, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 4: Rainforest Vertebrates and Food Plant Diversity in the Guiana Shield, P-M Forget, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Brunoy, France and D S Hammond 5: Folivorous Insects in the Rain Forests of the Guianas, Y Basset, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, N D Springate, The Natural History Museum, London, UK and E Charles, University of Guyana, Guyana 6: Flower-visiting Insects in Guianan Forests: Pollinators, Thieves, Lovers and Their Foes, B P E De Dijn, University of Surinam, Surinam 7: Guianan Forest Dynamics: Geomorphographic Control and Tropical Forest Change Across Diverging Landscapes, D S Hammond 8: Socio-economic Aspects of Guiana Shield Forest Use, D S Hammond 9: Forest Conservation and Management in the Guiana Shield, D S Hammond