Biotic Interactions in the Tropics
Subtitle: Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity (Ecological Reviews)
Contributors: David Burslem (Editor); Michelle Pinard (Editor); Sue Hartley (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780521609852
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science; Life Sciences - Biological Diversity; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
First sentence: Some interactions between plants are uniquely conspicuous elements of certain tropical forests; the giant lianas that wend through the canopy and the epiphyte-laden branches of cloud forests are striking examples.