Tropical Rainforests
Past, Present, and Future
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Tropical Rainforests
Past, Present, and Future
Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of tropical rainforest communities. Featuring recent advances in paleoecology, climatology, geology, molecular systematics, biogeography, and community ecology, the volume also offers insights from those fields into how rainforests will endure the impact of anthropogenic change. With more than sixty contributors, Tropical Rainforests will be of great interest to students and professionals in tropical ecology and conservation.
672 pages | 8 color plates, 2 halftones, 131 line drawings, 46 tables | 6 x 9 | © 2005
Biological Sciences: Biology--Systematics, Botany, Conservation, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Natural History, Tropical Biology and Conservation
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Table of Contents
1. From the Past to the Future: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation of Tropical Rainforests
Craig Moritz, Christopher W. Dick, and Eldredge Bermingham
Part I. Evolutionary and Ecological Determinants of Tropical Rainforest Diversity
2. Overview: The History and Ecology of Tropical Rainforest Communities
Eldredge Bermingham and Christopher W. Dick
3. Phylogenetic Perspectives on Patterns of Regional and Local Species Richness
Robert E. Ricklefs
4. Large-Scale Diversity and Species-Area Relationships in Tropical Tree Communities under the Neutral Theory
Stephen P. Hubbell
5. Palynological Richness and the Tropical Rainforest
John R. Flenley
6. The Pleistocene Vector of Neotropical Diversity
Paul Colinvaux
7. The History of Amazonian Mammals: Mechanisms and Timing of Diversification
James L. Patton and Maria Nazareth F. da Silva
8. Biogeography and Diversification of African Forest Faunas: Implications for Conservation
Jon Fjeldså, Michelle K. Bayes, Michael W. Bruford, and Michael S. Roy
9. Evaluating the Divergence-with-Gene-Flow Model in Natural Populations: The Importance of Ecotones in Rainforest Speciation
Thomas B. Smith, Robert K. Wayne, Derek Girman, and Michael W. Bruford
10. Geologic, Evolutionary, and Ecological Bases of the Diversification of Neotropical Butterflies: Implications for Conservation
Keith S. Brown Jr.
11. Dynamic Landscape Models for Tropical Rainforests
Brendan Mackey and Wengui Su
12. Understanding and Conserving Tropical Diversity: Perspectives from Barro Colorado Island
Egbert Giles Leigh Jr. and Ira Rubinoff
13. Landscape Heterogeneity and Species Diversity in Amazonia
Kalle Ruokolainen, Hanna Tuomisto, and Risto Kalliola
14. Spatial Changes in Tree Composition of High-Diversity Forests: How Much Is Predictable?
Richard Condit, Salomón Aguilar, Andrés Hernández, Rolando Pérez, Suzanne Lao, and Christopher R. Pyke
15. The El Niño Southern Oscillation Influences Tree Performance in Tropical Rainforests
S. Joseph Wright
Part II: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on an Entire Rainforest System: The Australian Wet Tropics
16. Overview: Rainforest History and Dynamics in the Australian Wet Tropics
Craig Moritz
17. The Origin and Evolution of Australia’s Eastern Highlands
Jonathan Nott
18. The Origins and Tertiary History of Australian "Tropical" Rainforests
David R. Greenwood and David C. Christophel
19. Patterns and Causes of Vegetation Change in the Australian Wet Tropics Region over the Last 10 Million Years
A. Peter Kershaw, Patrick T. Moss, and Russell Wild
20. Effects of Quaternary Climate Change on Rainforest Diversity: Insights from Spatial Analyses of Species and Genes in Australia’s Wet Tropics
Christopher J. Schneider and Stephen E. Williams
21. Mosaic Macroevolution in Australian Wet Tropics Arthropods: Community Assemblage by Taxon Pulses
Patrice Bouchard, Daniel R. Brooks, and David K. Yeates
22. Biodiversity of the Freshwater Invertebrates of the Wet Tropics Region of Northeastern Australia: Patterns and Possible Determinants
Richard G. Pearson
23. Dynamics of Seedling Recruitment in an Australian Tropical Rainforest
Joseph H. Connell, Igor Debski, Catherine A. Gehring, Lloyd Goldwasser, Peter T. Green, Kyle E. Harms, Peter Juniper, and Tad C. Theimer
24. The Theory and Practice of Planning for Long-Term Conservation of Biodiversity in the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia
Nigel E. Stork
Part III: Rainforest Futures
25. Overview: Processes, People, and Prospects for Tropical Rainforests
Craig Moritz, Christopher W. Dick, and Eldredge Bermingham
26. Evolutionary Approaches to the Conservation of Tropical Rainforest Vertebrates
Craig Moritz and Keith R. McDonald
27. Parks, People, and Policies: Conflicting Agendas for Forests in Southeast Asia
Kathy MacKinnon
28. The Future of the Amazon
William F. Laurance, Scott Bergen, Mark A. Cochrane, Phillip M. Fearnside, Patricia Delamônica, Sammya Agra D’Angelo, Christopher Barber, and Tito Fernandes
References
List of Contributors
Index
Craig Moritz, Christopher W. Dick, and Eldredge Bermingham
Part I. Evolutionary and Ecological Determinants of Tropical Rainforest Diversity
2. Overview: The History and Ecology of Tropical Rainforest Communities
Eldredge Bermingham and Christopher W. Dick
3. Phylogenetic Perspectives on Patterns of Regional and Local Species Richness
Robert E. Ricklefs
4. Large-Scale Diversity and Species-Area Relationships in Tropical Tree Communities under the Neutral Theory
Stephen P. Hubbell
5. Palynological Richness and the Tropical Rainforest
John R. Flenley
6. The Pleistocene Vector of Neotropical Diversity
Paul Colinvaux
7. The History of Amazonian Mammals: Mechanisms and Timing of Diversification
James L. Patton and Maria Nazareth F. da Silva
8. Biogeography and Diversification of African Forest Faunas: Implications for Conservation
Jon Fjeldså, Michelle K. Bayes, Michael W. Bruford, and Michael S. Roy
9. Evaluating the Divergence-with-Gene-Flow Model in Natural Populations: The Importance of Ecotones in Rainforest Speciation
Thomas B. Smith, Robert K. Wayne, Derek Girman, and Michael W. Bruford
10. Geologic, Evolutionary, and Ecological Bases of the Diversification of Neotropical Butterflies: Implications for Conservation
Keith S. Brown Jr.
11. Dynamic Landscape Models for Tropical Rainforests
Brendan Mackey and Wengui Su
12. Understanding and Conserving Tropical Diversity: Perspectives from Barro Colorado Island
Egbert Giles Leigh Jr. and Ira Rubinoff
13. Landscape Heterogeneity and Species Diversity in Amazonia
Kalle Ruokolainen, Hanna Tuomisto, and Risto Kalliola
14. Spatial Changes in Tree Composition of High-Diversity Forests: How Much Is Predictable?
Richard Condit, Salomón Aguilar, Andrés Hernández, Rolando Pérez, Suzanne Lao, and Christopher R. Pyke
15. The El Niño Southern Oscillation Influences Tree Performance in Tropical Rainforests
S. Joseph Wright
Part II: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on an Entire Rainforest System: The Australian Wet Tropics
16. Overview: Rainforest History and Dynamics in the Australian Wet Tropics
Craig Moritz
17. The Origin and Evolution of Australia’s Eastern Highlands
Jonathan Nott
18. The Origins and Tertiary History of Australian "Tropical" Rainforests
David R. Greenwood and David C. Christophel
19. Patterns and Causes of Vegetation Change in the Australian Wet Tropics Region over the Last 10 Million Years
A. Peter Kershaw, Patrick T. Moss, and Russell Wild
20. Effects of Quaternary Climate Change on Rainforest Diversity: Insights from Spatial Analyses of Species and Genes in Australia’s Wet Tropics
Christopher J. Schneider and Stephen E. Williams
21. Mosaic Macroevolution in Australian Wet Tropics Arthropods: Community Assemblage by Taxon Pulses
Patrice Bouchard, Daniel R. Brooks, and David K. Yeates
22. Biodiversity of the Freshwater Invertebrates of the Wet Tropics Region of Northeastern Australia: Patterns and Possible Determinants
Richard G. Pearson
23. Dynamics of Seedling Recruitment in an Australian Tropical Rainforest
Joseph H. Connell, Igor Debski, Catherine A. Gehring, Lloyd Goldwasser, Peter T. Green, Kyle E. Harms, Peter Juniper, and Tad C. Theimer
24. The Theory and Practice of Planning for Long-Term Conservation of Biodiversity in the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia
Nigel E. Stork
Part III: Rainforest Futures
25. Overview: Processes, People, and Prospects for Tropical Rainforests
Craig Moritz, Christopher W. Dick, and Eldredge Bermingham
26. Evolutionary Approaches to the Conservation of Tropical Rainforest Vertebrates
Craig Moritz and Keith R. McDonald
27. Parks, People, and Policies: Conflicting Agendas for Forests in Southeast Asia
Kathy MacKinnon
28. The Future of the Amazon
William F. Laurance, Scott Bergen, Mark A. Cochrane, Phillip M. Fearnside, Patricia Delamônica, Sammya Agra D’Angelo, Christopher Barber, and Tito Fernandes
References
List of Contributors
Index