Tropical Rainforests: Past, Present, and FutureEldredge Bermingham, Christopher W. Dick, Craig Moritz 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. |
Contents
Evolution Ecology and Conservation of | 1 |
Part I Evolutionary and Ecological Determinants of Tropical Rainforest Diversity | 5 |
The History and Ecology of Tropical Rainforest Communities | 7 |
3 Phylogenetic Perspectives on Patterns of Regional and Local Species Richness | 16 |
4 LargeScale Diversity and SpeciesArea Relationships in Tropical Tree Communities under the Neutral Theory | 41 |
5 Palynological Richness and the Tropical Rainforest | 72 |
6 The Pleistocene Vector of Neotropical Diversity | 78 |
Mechanisms and Timing of Diversification | 107 |
17 The Origin and Evolution of Australias Eastern Highlands | 322 |
18 The Origins and Tertiary History of Australian Tropical Rainforests | 336 |
19 Patterns and Causes of Vegetation Change in the Australian Wet Tropics Region over the Last 10 Million Years | 374 |
Insights from Spatial Analyses of Species and Genes in Australias Wet Tropics | 401 |
Community Assemblage by Taxon Pulses | 425 |
Patterns and Possible Determinants | 470 |
23 Dynamics of Seedling Recruitment in an Australian Tropical Rainforest | 486 |
24 The Theory and Practice of Planning for LongTerm Conservation of Biodiversity in the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia | 507 |
Implications for Conservation | 127 |
The Importance of Ecotones in Rainforest Speciation | 148 |
Implications for Conservation | 166 |
11 Dynamic Landscape Models for Tropical Rainforests | 202 |
Perspectives from Barro Colorado Island | 223 |
13 Landscape Heterogeneity and Species Diversity in Amazonia | 251 |
How Much Is Predictable? | 271 |
15 The El Niño Southern Oscillation Influences Tree Performance in Tropical Rainforests | 295 |
the Australian Wet Tropics | 311 |
Rainforest History and Dynamics in the Australian Wet Tropics | 313 |
Part III Rainforest Futures | 527 |
Processes People and Prospects for Tropical Rainforests | 529 |
26 Evolutionary Approaches to the Conservation of Tropical Rainforest Vertebrates | 532 |
Conflicting Agendas for Forests in Southeast Asia | 558 |
28 The Future of the Amazon | 583 |
References | 611 |
List of Contributors | 715 |
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