Overview

Global change threatens ecosystems worldwide, and tropical systems with their high diversity and rapid development are of special concern. We can mitigate the impacts of change if we understand how tropical ecosystems respond to disturbance. For tropical forests and streams in Puerto Rico this book describes the impacts of, and recovery from, hurricanes, landslides, floods, droughts, and human disturbances in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. These ecosystems recover quickly after natural disturbances, having been shaped over thousands of years by such events. Human disturbance, however, has longer-lasting impacts. Chapters are by authors with many years of experience in Puerto Rico and other tropical areas and cover the history of research in these mountains, a framework for understanding disturbance and response, the environmental setting, the disturbance regime, response to disturbance, biotic mechanisms of response, management implications, and future directions. The text provides a strong perspective on tropical ecosystem dynamics over multiple scales of time and space.

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Author:   Nicholas Brokaw (, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies, University of Puerto Rico-R¡o) ,  Todd Crowl (, Department of Aquatic and Earth Sciences, Utah State University) ,  Ariel Lugo (, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service) ,  William McDowell (, Department of Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780195334692

ISBN 10:   0195334698
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   28 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Preface Chapter 1 - Ecological Paradigms for the Tropics: Old Questions and Continuing Challenges Ariel E. Lugo, Robert B. Waide, Michael R. Willig, Todd Crowl, Frederick N. Scatena, Jill Thompson, Whendee Silver, William H. McDowell, and Nicholas Brokaw Chapter 2 - Conceptual Overview: Disturbance, Gradients, and Ecological Response Bob Waide, Mike Willig Chapter 3 - Geographic and Ecological Setting W.H. McDowell, F.N. Scatena, R.B. Waide, N. Brokaw, G.R. Camilo, A.P. Covich, T.A. Crowl, G. González, E.A. Greathouse, P. Klawinski, D.J. Lodge, A.E. Lugo,, C.M. Pringle, B.A. Richardson, M.J. Richardson, D.A. Schaefer, W.L. Silver, J. Thompson, D. Vogt, K. Vogt, R.B. Waide, M. Willig, L. Woolbright, X. Zou, J. Zimmerman Chapter 4 - Disturbance Regime F. N. Scatena, F. Blanco, K. Beard, R. Waide, A. E. Lugo, N. Brokaw, W. Silver, B. Haines, J. Zimmerman Chapter 5 - Response to Disturbance N. Brokaw, J. Zimmerman, M. Willig, G. Camilo, A. Covich, T. Crowl, N. Fetcher, M. Gannon, B. Haines, J. Lodge, A. Lugo, R. Myster, C. Pringle, J. Sharpe, F. Scatena, T. Schowalter, W. Silver, J. Thompson, D. Vogt, K. Vogt, R. Waide, L. Walker, L. Woolbright, J. Wunderle, X. Zou Chapter 6 - When and Where Biota Matter: Linking Disturbance Regimes, Species Characteristics and Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems Todd A. Crowl, Nicholas Brokaw, Robert B. Waide, Grizelle González, Karen Beard, Effie Greathouse, Ariel E. Lugo, Alan P. Covich, D. Jean Lodge, Catherine Pringle, Jill Thompson, and Gary E. Belovsky Chapter 7 - Management Implications and Applications of Long-Term Ecological Research Ariel E. Lugo, Frederick N. Scatena, Robert B. Waide, Effie A. Greathouse, Catherine M. Pringle, Michael Willig, Kristiina A. Vogt, Lawrence Walker, Grizelle González, William H. McDowell, and Jill Thompson Chapter 8 - Long-term Research in the Luquillo Mountains: Synthesis and Foundations for the Future Michael R. Willig, Christopher P. Bloch, Alan P. Covich, Charles A. S. Hall, D. Jean Lodge, Ariel E. Lugo, Whendee L. Silver, Robert B. Waide, Lawrence R. Walker, and Jess K. Zimmerman

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NB: Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies, University of Puerto Rico-Río TRC: Department of Aquatic and Earth Sciences, Utah State University AEL: International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service WHM: Department of Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire FNS: Department Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania RBW: LTER Network Office, University of New Mexico MRW: Center for Environmental Science, University of Connecticut

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