La Selva

Foreword [Rodrigo Gámez]
1. Introduction: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Rainforest [Kamaljit Bawa, Lucinda McDade, and Henry Hespenheide]
Part One: History, Physical Setting, Abiotic Environment and
Ecosystem Processes
Commentary [Lucinda McDade]
2. Introduction to the La Selva Biological Station [Lucinda McDade and Gary Hartshorn]
3. The La Selva Ecosystem: Climate Geomorphology, the Aquatic Systems [Robert L. Sandford, Jr., Pia Paaby, Jeffrey C. Luvall, and Eugenie Phillips]
4 Soils of La Selva [Phillip Sollins, Freddy M. Sancho, Rafael Mata, and Robert J. Sanford]
5 Soil Fertility, Nutrient Acquisition and Cycling in the La Selva Forest [Geoffrey Parker]
Part Two: The Plant Community: Composition, Dynamics, and Life History Processes
Commentary [Kamaljit Bawa]
6. La Selva Vegetation Types and Floristic Patterns [Gary Hartshorn and Barry Hammel]
7. Demography of La Selva Plants [Deborah A. Clark]
8. Patterns of Density and Dispersion of Forest Trees [Milton Lieberman and Diana Lieberman]
9. Treefall Gap Environments and Forest Dynamic Processes [Julie Denslow and Gary Hartshorn]
10. Physiological Ecology of Plants at La Selva [Ned Fetcher, Stephen Oberbauer, and Robin Chazdon]
11. The Diversity of Flowering Patterns at La Selva [L. E. Newstrom, G. W. Frankie, H. G. Baker, and R. K. Colwell]
12 Flowering Plant Reproductive Systems at La Selva Biological Station [W. John Kress and James Beach]
Part Three: The Animal Community
Commentary [Henry Hespenheide]
13. The Fauna of La Selva: Patterns of Butterfly Diversity and Ecology at La Selva Biological Station [Philip J. DeVries]
14. Ecological Aspects of the Fish Community at La Selva
Biological Station [William A. Bussing]
15. The Biology of La Selva Amphibians [Maureen A. Donnelly]
16. The Reptile Fauna of La Selva: Comparisons with Other Neotropical Sites [Craig Guyer]
17. Birds of La Selva [Douglas J. Levey and F. Gary Stiles]
18. The Mammalian Fauna of La Selva [Robert M. Timm]
19. An Overview of Faunal Studies at La Selva [Henry Hespenheide]
20 Population Biology of La Selva Animals: Life Histories, Abundance, Demography, and Predator-Prey Interactions [H. Elizabeth Braker and Harry W. Greene]
Part Four: Plant-Animal Interactions
Commentary [Henry Hespenheide]
21. Plant-Herbivore Interactions at La Selva: Diversity, Specificity, and Impact [Robert J. Marquis and H. Elizabeth Braker]
22. Frugivory at La Selva: An Overview [Douglas J. Levey, Timothy C. Moermand, and Julie Denslow]
La Selva's Human Environment
23 La Selva in a Regional Context: Land Colonization and Conservation in Sarapiqui [Rebecca B. Butterfield]
24 Agricultural Systems in the La Selva Region: Opportunities and Recommendations for the Costa Rican Atlantic Lowlands [Florencia Montagnini]
25 Forestry in Costa Rica: Status, Research Priorities and Role of La Selva [Rebecca B. Butterfield]
26 Synthesis [Gordon H. Orians]
Appendices