Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 573 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Introduction / Nalini M. Nadkarni & Nathaniel T. Wheelwright -- The physical environment / Kenneth L. Clark, Robert O. Lawton, & Paul R. Butler -- Plants and vegetation / William A. Haber -- Insects and spiders / edited by Paul Hanson -- Amphibians and reptiles / J. Alan Pounds -- Birds / Bruce E. Young & David B. McDonald -- Mammals / Robert M. Timm & Richard K. LaVal -- Plant-animal interactions / K. Greg Murray, Sharon Kinsman, & Judith L. Bronstein -- Ecosystem ecology and forest dynamics / Nalini M. Nadkarni, Robert O. Lawton, Kenneth L. Clark, Teri J. Matelson, & Doug Schaefer -- Conservation in the Monteverde Zone : contributions of conservation organization / Leslie J. Burlingame -- Agriculture in Monteverde : moving toward sustainability / Katherine Griffith, Daniel Peck, & Joseph Stuckey -- Conservation biology / Nathaniel T. Wheelwright |
Summary |
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest. This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde, and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also e |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Natural history -- Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde
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Cloud forest ecology -- Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde
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Nature conservation -- Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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Cloud forest ecology
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Natural history
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Nature conservation
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Gebirgswald
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Naturschutz
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Ökologie
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Natuurbeheer.
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Regenwouden.
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Natuurreservaten.
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Ecologie.
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Écologie des forêts de nuage -- Costa Rica.
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Nature -- Protection -- Costa Rica.
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Reserva del Bosque Nuboso de Monteverde (Costa Rica)
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Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde
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Costa Rica
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Nadkarni, Nalini, editor.
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Wheelwright, Nathaniel T., editor.
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LC no. |
98026919 |
ISBN |
9780199770977 |
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0199770972 |
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9780197561546 |
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0197561543 |
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1280593326 |
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9781280593321 |
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9786613623157 |
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6613623156 |
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