Tropical rain forests : an ecological and biogeographical comparison /

Corlett, Richard.

Tropical rain forests : an ecological and biogeographical comparison / Richard T. Corlett and Richard B. Primack. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2011. - 1 online resource (x, 326 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps

Revised edition of: Tropical rain forests : an ecological and biogeographical comparison / Richard Primack & Richard Corlett. c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Many Tropical Rain Forests -- Plants: Building Blocks of the Rain Forest -- Primate Communities: A Key to Understanding Biogeography and Ecology -- Carnivores and Plant-Eaters -- Birds: Linkages in the Rain Forest Community -- Fruit Bats and Gliding Animals in the Forest Canopy -- Insects: Diverse, Abundant, and Ecologically Important -- Island Rain Forests -- The Future of Tropical Rain Forests -- References -- Index.

9781444392296 1444392298 9781444392272 1444392271

10.1002/9781444392296 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com


Rain forests.
Rain forest ecology.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Forests & Rainforests.
NATURE--Plants--Trees.
Rain forest ecology.
Rain forests.


Electronic books.

QH86 / .P75 2011

577.34