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Tropical montane cloud forests : science for conservation and management /

"This volume represents a uniquely comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on tropical montane cloud forests. 74 chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics including cloud forest distribution, climate, soils, biodiversity, hydrological processes, hydrochemistry and water quality, climate...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bruijnzeel, Leendert Adriaan, Scatena, F. N., Hamilton, Lawrence S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:International hydrology series.
Subjects:
Cloud forest conservation.
Cloud forest ecology.
Cloud forests.
Mountain ecology > Tropics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. General perspectives
  • Part II. Regional floristic and animal diversity
  • Part III. Hydrometeorology of tropical montane cloud forest
  • Part IV. Nutrient dynamics in tropical montane cloud forests
  • Part V. Cloud forest water use, photosynthesis, and effects of forest conversion
  • Part VI. Effects of climate variability and climate change
  • Part VII. Cloud dorest conservation, restoration and management issues.