| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 573 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Nalini M. Nadkarni & Nathaniel T. Wheelwright -- Physical environment / Kenneth L. Clark, Robert O. Lawton, & Paul R. Butler -- Plants and vegetation / William A. Haber -- Insects and spiders / edited by Paul Hanson -- Amphibians and reptiles / J. Alan Pounds -- Birds / Bruce E. Young & David B. McDonald -- Mammals / Robert M. Timm & Richard K. LaVal -- Plant-animal interactions / K. Greg Murray, Sharon Kinsman, & Judith L. Bronstein -- Ecosystem ecology and forest dynamics / Nalini M. Nadkarni, Robert O. Lawton, Kenneth L. Clark, Teri J. Matelson, & Doug Schaefer -- Conservation in the Monteverde Zone : contributions of conservation organization / Leslie J. Burlingame -- Agriculture in Monteverde : moving toward sustainability / Katherine Griffith, Daniel Peck, & Joseph Stuckey -- Conservation biology / Nathaniel T. Wheelwright. |
| Summary |
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest. This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde, and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also e. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde.
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Natural history. |
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Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde. |
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Cloud forest ecology -- Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde.
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Cloud forest ecology. |
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Nature conservation -- Costa Rica -- Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde.
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Nature conservation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nadkarni, Nalini.
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Wheelwright, Nathaniel T.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Monteverde. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 019509560X (DLC) 98026919 (OCoLC)39290761 |
| ISBN |
9780199770977 (electronic book) |
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0199770972 (electronic book) |
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1280593326 |
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9781280593321 |
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019509560X |
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9780195095609 |
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0195133102 |
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9780195133103 |
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