02515nam a2200253Ia 4500 322225 20210210062657.0 130521s2012 enkab b 001 0 eng c 2011015548 9780521177344 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC QH84.5 .O82 2012 577.0913 O814t2 23 Osborne, Patrick L. 145973 Local Tropical ecosystems and ecological concepts Patrick L. Osborne. 2nd ed. Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2012. xiv, 522 p. ill., maps 25 cm. "Tropical habitats cover over one third of the Earth's terrestrial surface and harbor much of its biodiversity, with many areas rich in endemic species. However, these ecosystems are under significant and growing threat from issues such as deforestation, land degradation and ocean acidification. This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the major tropical biomes. It is unique in its balanced coverage of both aquatic and terrestrial systems and in its international scope. Each chapter is built around a particular tropical ecosystem, with descriptive case studies providing a framework around which ecological concepts and applied ecological topics are presented. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent advances in the field and includes a greater focus on the impact of global climate change. The text is supported throughout by boxes containing supplementary material and is illustrated with over 200 clear, simple line diagrams, maps and photographs"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; Abbreviations and units; 1. The tropical environment and climate; 2. Dry, hot deserts and environmental factors; 3. Grasslands and primary production; 4. Savanna and population dynamics; 5. Lakes, energy flow and biogeochemical cycling; 6. Rivers, floodplains and estuaries: the river continuum and flood-pulse concepts; 7. Wetlands and succession; 8. Tropical rain forests and biodiversity; 9. Mountains, zonation and community gradients; 10. Mangroves, seagrasses and decomposition; 11. Coral reefs and community ecology; 12. Islands, archipelagos, biogeography and evolutionary ecology; 13. Cities and human ecology; Glossary; References; Index. Ecology Tropics. 89958 NATURE / Ecology bisacsh. 257651 Local 239890 239890 0 0 ddc 0 577_091300000000000_O814T2 0 evl 144496 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 54.45 513835 0 577.0913 O814t2 80000002505793 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:322225 z:Presup. 2012-13 6