Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest - Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest

Informationen zum Autor Nalini M. Nadjarni is a Professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Nathaniel T. Wheelwright is a Professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Klappentext 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 examines the positive and negative effects of human activity on both the forest and the surrounding communities. Ecologists! tropical biologists! and natural historians will find this volume an indispensable resource! as will all those who are fascinated by the magnificent wonders of the tropical forests. Zusammenfassung Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit Monteverde each year and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rainforest. 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.

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• Authors: Nalini M. Nadkarni, Nalini M. (Professor Nadkarni, Nalini M. Wheelwright Nadkarni
• Assisted by: Nalini M. Nadkarni (Editor), Nalini M. (Professor Nadkarni (Editor), Nadkarni Nalini M. (Editor), Nathaniel T. Wheelwright (Editor), Nathaniel T. (Professor Department of Biology Wheelwright (Editor), Wheelwright Nathaniel T. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2000
• EAN: 9780195133103
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513310-3
• No. of pages: 598
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Costa Rica, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Social and cultural history, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Forests, rainforests, Forests and woodland