Tropical Forest Remnants: Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Fragmented Communities

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William F. Laurance Richard O. Bierregaard

Tropical Forest Remnants

Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Fragmented Communities

William F. Laurance, Richard O. Bierregaard

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University of Chicago Press
21 June 1997

Ecological science, the Biosphere; Forests, rainforests; Deforestation; Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques

We live in an increasingly fragmented world, with islands of natural habitat cast adrift in a sea of cleared, burned, logged, polluted, and otherwise altered lands. Nowhere are fragmentation and its devastating effects more evident than in the tropical forests. By the year 2000, more than half of these forests will have been cut, causing increased soil erosion, watershed destabilization, climate degradation, and extinction of as many as 600,000 species.

Tropical Forest Remnants provides the best information available to help us

understand, manage, and conserve the remaining fragments. Covering geographic areas from Southeast Asia and Australia to Madagascar and the New World, this volume summarizes what is known about the ecology, management, restoration, socioeconomics, and conservation of fragmented forests. Thirty-three papers present results of recent research as

well as updates from decades-long projects in progress. Two final chapters synthesize the state of research on tropical forest fragmentation and identify key priorities for future work.

Edited by: William F. Laurance, Richard O. Bierregaard
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 26mm, Width: 19mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 1.162kg
ISBN: 9780226468983
ISBN 10: 0226468984
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 21 June 1997
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William F. Laurance is staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and president of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. He is coeditor of Tropical Forest Remnants and the author of Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles, both published by the University of Chicago Press.