Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-73526-7
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This volume addresses a multitude of ecologically relevant aspects: macro- and microclimate; physics, chemistry and biology of soils; water relations, matter turnover and nutrient availability; plant growth and biomass partitioning; floral composition and plant life forms; vegetation structure and dynamics; organismic interactions, diversity and population biology of birds, moths and microarthropods; forest management, and reforestation with indigenous species; ethnobotanical and social aspects. New hypotheses are presented with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, as well as sustainable management of an ecosystem in a biodiversity hotspot.
Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biodiversität, Deforestation, Fauna, Flora, Hotspot, Rainforest, Transpiration, biodiversity, ecology, ecosystem, ecotone, forest, production, vegetation, wind, Forestry Management
