Tropical Rainforests

Past, Present, and Future

By: Eldredge Bermingham (Editor), Christopher W. Dick (Editor), Craig Moritz (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 August 2005 | Edition Number 1

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Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, "Tropical Rainforests" looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of tropical rainforest communities. Featuring recent advances in paleoecology, climatology, geology, molecular systematics, biogeography, and community ecology, the volume also offers insights from those fields into how rainforests will endure the impact of anthropogenic change. With more than sixty contributors, "Tropical Rainforests" will be of great interest to students and professionals in tropical ecology and conservation.

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"A well-written, up-to-date account of various aspects of tropical . . . rainforests. As such it is a welcome addition to our knowledge of these forests and should find its way to all professionals interested in rainforests."--Frits Adema "BLUMEA"
"An important reference for any scientist sudying tropical rainforests, this volume also provides a sound scientific basis for conservation efforts."-- "Southeastern Naturalist"
"This book will be of value to a general ecological audience as well as to rainforest specialists because it covers such a wide range of theoretical and technical approaches."--David W. Hilbert "BioScience"
"Whether your orientation is biological, geophysical, climactic, historic or management, there is much in this book to increase your awareness of the status of knowledge of tropical rainforests and the processes underlying the development and maintenance of high biodiversity."--A. J. J. Lynch "Austral Ecology"

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From the Past to the Future: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation of Tropical Rainforests	p. 1
Evolutionary and Ecological Determinants of Tropical Rainforest Diversity
Overview: The History and Ecology of Tropical Rainforest Communities	p. 7
Phylogenetic Perspectives on Patterns of Regional and Local Species Richness	p. 16
Large-Scale Diversity and Species-Area Relationships in Tropical Tree Communities under the Neutral Theory	p. 41
Palynological Richness and the Tropical Rainforest	p. 72
The Pleistocene Vector of Neotropical Diversity	p. 78
The History of Amazonian Mammals: Mechanisms and Timing of Diversification	p. 107
Biogeography and Diversification of African Forest Faunas: Implications for Conservation	p. 127
Evaluating the Divergence-with-Gene-Flow Model in Natural Populations: The Importance of Ecotones in Rainforest Speciation	p. 148
Geologic, Evolutionary, and Ecological Bases of the Diversification of Neotropical Butterflies: Implications for Conservation	p. 166
Dynamic Landscape Models for Tropical Rainforests	p. 202
Understanding and Conserving Tropical Diversity: Perspectives from Barro Colorado Island	p. 223
Landscape Heterogeneity and Species Diversity in Amazonia	p. 251
Spatial Changes in Tree Composition of High-Diversity Forests: How Much Is Predictable?	p. 271
The El Nino Southern Oscillation Influences Tree Performance in Tropical Rainforests	p. 295
A Multidisciplinary Perspective on an Entire Rainforest System: The Australian Wet Tropics
Overview: Rainforest History and Dynamics in the Australian Wet Tropics	p. 313
The Origin and Evolution of Australia's Eastern Highlands	p. 322
The Origins and Tertiary History of Australian "Tropical" Rainforests	p. 336
Patterns and Causes of Vegetation Change in the Australian Wet Tropics Region over the Last 10 Million Years	p. 374
Effects of Quaternary Climate Change on Rainforest Diversity: Insights from Spatial Analyses of Species and Genes in Australia's Wet Tropics	p. 401
Mosaic Macroevolution in Australian Wet Tropics Arthropods: Community Assemblage by Taxon Pulses	p. 425
Biodiversity of the Freshwater Invertebrates of the Wet Tropics Region of Northeastern Australia: Patterns and Possible Determinants	p. 470
Dynamics of Seedling Recruitment in an Australian Tropical Rainforest	p. 486
The Theory and Practice of Planning for Long-Term Conservation of Biodiversity in the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia	p. 507
Rainforest Futures
Overview: Processes, People, and Prospects for Tropical Rainforests	p. 529
Evolutionary Approaches to the Conservation of Tropical Rainforest Vertebrates	p. 532
Parks, People, and Policies: Conflicting Agendas for Forests in Southeast Asia	p. 558
The Future of the Amazon	p. 583
References	p. 611
List of Contributors	p. 715
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