Excerpt from Tropical Rainforests: Diversity and Conservation Initial papers by Lovejoy, Myers, and Janzen address the broader issues of tropical forest diversity, the potential value of tropical species, and the effects of ecological isolation, deletions and additions on tropical ecosystems. Papers by Gliessman, Goulding, and Plotkin focus on some of the more applied aspects of tropical biology such as agroforestry, fisheries, and the important information to be gleaned from ethnobotanical studies. Mitter meier and ...
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Excerpt from Tropical Rainforests: Diversity and Conservation Initial papers by Lovejoy, Myers, and Janzen address the broader issues of tropical forest diversity, the potential value of tropical species, and the effects of ecological isolation, deletions and additions on tropical ecosystems. Papers by Gliessman, Goulding, and Plotkin focus on some of the more applied aspects of tropical biology such as agroforestry, fisheries, and the important information to be gleaned from ethnobotanical studies. Mitter meier and Sterling highlight ongoing primate conservation efforts in Brazil and Madagascar. Gomez and Gamez and Ugalde introduce Costa Rica's internationally acclaimed park system and emphasize the link between conservation and socioeconomic development. Additional papers in this volume, all of which were presented on the second day of the symposium, focus on various aspects of education, research and conservation in Costa Rica. Stone recounts the history and development of the Organization for Tropical Studies (ots) and its pivotal role in promoting graduate education and tropical research. Clark describes specific research, education, and eco development activities at ots's La Selva Biological Station. Pringle docu ments the collaborative effort to protect the Braulio Carrillo Park extension, along with general findings of the first biological expedition into the area. Papers by Nadkarni, Stiles, Greene, and Hartshorn and Peralta present infor mation on forest canopy dynamics, altitudinal migrations of birds, tropical predators, and forest types respectively. Much of the basic research presented by these authors was conducted at La Selva and Braulio Carrillo National Park. This crucial baseline information helps resource managers with their selection of protected areas and the implementation of long-term manage ment policies. A summary essay by Raven draws attention to the world's poor and to the relentless pressure that poverty imposes on tropical forests. The immediate need to control such dangerous trends as overpopulation, energy depletion, and environmental abuse clearly suggests that the world is walking on a tightrope without a safety net. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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