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252 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Foreword : up, down, and across the mountains : a new look at the Luquillo Mountains / Ariel E. Lugo -- Introduction -- Ecological gradient analyses in a tropical landscape : multiple perspectives and emerging themes / Grizelle González, Michael R. Willig and Robert B. Waide -- Descriptions of the broader landscape -- Climate variability at multiple spatial and temporal scales in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico / Robert B. Waide, Daniel E. Comarazamy, Jorge E. González, Charles A.S. Hall, Ariel E. Lugo, Jeffrey C. Luvall, David J. Murphy, Jorge R. Ortiz-Zayas, Nazario D. Ramírez-Beltran, Frederick N. Scatena and Whendee L. Silver -- Forest vegetation along environmental gradients in northeastern Puerto Rico / Peter L. Weaver and William A. Gould -- Soil characteristics, carbon stores, and nutrient distribution in eight forest types along an elevation gradient, eastern Puerto Rico / Chien-Lu Ping, Gary J. Michaelson, Cynthia A. Stiles and Grizelle González -- Organismal aspects -- Differential abundance of microbial functional groups along the elevation gradient from the coast to the Luquillo Mountains / Sharon A. Cantrell, D. Jean Lodge, Carlos A. Cruz, Luis M. García, José R. Pérez-Jiménez and Marirosa Molina -- Litter-based invertebrate communities in forest floor and bromeliad microcosms along an elevational gradient in Puerto Rico / Barbara A. Richardson and Michael J. Richardson -- Population, community, and metacommunity dynamics of terrestrial gastropods in the Luquillo Mountains : a gradient perspective / Michael R. Willig, Steven J. Presley, Christopher P. Bloch and Javier Alvarez -- Avian distribution along a gradient of urbanization in northeastern Puerto Rico / Edgar O. Vázquez Plass and Joseph M. Wunderle Jr -- Biogeochemistry -- Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of rainfall inorganic ion composition in northeastern Puerto Rico / Ernesto Medina, Grizelle González and Maria M. Rivera -- Changes in leaf properties across an elevation gradient in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico / Nancy L. Harris and Ernesto Medina -- Woody debris characterization along an elevation gradient in northeastern Puerto Rico / Grizelle González and Morgan M. Luce -- Soil redox dynamics and biogeochemistry along a tropical elevation gradient / Whendee L. Silver, Daniel Liptzin and Maya Almaraz -- Landscape ecology -- Landslides cause spatial and temporal gradients at multiple scales in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico / Aaron B. Shiels and Lawrence R. Walker -- Using gradient analysis to simulate the spatial structure and function of the Luquillo Experimental Forest / Whitney G. Lash-Marshall, Charles A.S. Hall and Wei Wu -- A test of the maximum power hypothesis along an elevational gradient in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico / Nancy L. Harris, Charles A.S. Hall and Ariel E. Lugo -- Conclusion -- Advancements in the understanding of spatiotemporal gradients in tropical landscapes : a Luquillo focus and global perspective / Grizelle González, Robert B. Waide and Michael R. Willig. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Ecological gradient analyses in a tropical landscape. |
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Summary: This volume contains a comprehensive analysis of ecological gradients in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. This tropical island setting comprises six ecological life zones and is ideal for studying environmental gradients given dramatic differences in temperature and precipitation that are associated with a rise in elevation from sea level to more than 1000 m over a distance of 10--15 km. Chapters in this volume cover climatic (e.g. precipitation and energy), abiotic (e.g. nutrients, carbon stores, soil characteristics and biogeochemistry), and biotic (e.g. microbes, plants, and animal biodiversity) patterns and responses to gradients. These original and synthetic research findings should be of considerable interest to all concerned with understanding the importance of environmental gradients in molding the structure and functioning of ecological systems and to those dedicated to managing or conserving complex tropical ecosystems in light of global change. |
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Summary: Ecological Bullftins are published in cooperation with the ecological journals Ecography and Oikos. Ecological Bulletins consists of monographs, reports and symposia proceedings on topics of international interest often with an applied aspect, published on a non-profit making basis Orders for volumes should be placed with the publisher or at www.oikos.ekol.lu.se. Discounts are available for standing orders --Book Jacket. |