| Dedication |
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| Contributors |
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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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| I Structures of Forest Canopies |
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Margaret D. Lowman and H. Bruce Rinker |
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1. The Nature of Forest Canopies |
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Nalini M. Nadkarni, Geoffrey G. Parker, H. Bruce Rinker, and David M. Jarzen |
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Empty Space: Another View of Forest Canopy Structure |
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Roman Dial, Nalini M. Nadkarni, and Judith B. Cushing |
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Verticality and Habitat Analysis MacArthur and Wilson's Biogeography Theory Revisited |
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2. Tropical Microclimate Considerations |
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3. Quantifying and Visualizing Canopy Structure in Tall Forests: Methods and a Case Study |
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49 | (24) |
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Robert Van Pelt, Stephen C. Sillett, and Nalini M. Nadkarni |
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"Canopy Trekking": A Ground-Independent, Rope-Based Method for Horizontal Movement through Forest Canopies |
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Roman Dial, Stephen C. Sillett, and Jim C. Spickler |
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4. Vertical Organization of Canopy Biota |
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73 | (29) |
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Macaws: Dispersers in a Tropical Habitat |
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Vertical Stratification among Neotropical Migrants |
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5. Age-Related Development of Canopy Structure and Its Ecological Functions |
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102 | (16) |
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Hiroaki T. Ishii, Robert Van Pelt, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Nalini M. Nadkarni |
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Measuring Canopy Structure: The Forest Canopy Database Project |
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Nalini M. Nadkarni and Judith B. Cushing |
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6. A History of Tree Canopies |
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David L. Ditcher, T.A. Lott, Xin Wang, and Qi Wang |
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The Evolution of Rainforest Animals |
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The Botanical Ghosts of Evolution |
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| II Organisms in Forest Canopies |
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Margaret D. Lowman and H. Bruce Rinker |
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7. What Is Canopy Biology? A Microbial Perspective |
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143 | (8) |
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Arboreal Stromatolites: A 210 Million Year Record |
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8. Lichens and Bryophytes in Forest Canopies |
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151 | (24) |
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Stephen C. Sillett and Marie E. Antoine |
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175 | (37) |
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Strangler Fig Trees: Demons or Heroes of the Canopy? |
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Orchid Adaptations to an Epiphytic Lifestyle |
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Tank Bromeliads: Faunal Ecology |
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10. Mistletoe: A Unique Constituent of Canopies Worldwide |
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212 | (12) |
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Mistletoe A Homemaker's Delight |
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11. Hidden in Plain Sight: Mites in the Canopy |
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224 | (18) |
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Systematic Synopsis of Canopy Mites |
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12. Soil Microarthopods: Belowground Fauna that Sustain Forest Systems |
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242 | (9) |
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13. Tardigrades: Bears of the Canopy |
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251 | (8) |
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Rotifers in the Water Film |
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14. The Biodiversity Question: How Many Species of Terrestrial Arthropods Are There? |
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259 | (11) |
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Insect Zoos as Windows into Forest Canopies |
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15. Physical Transport, Heterogeneity, and Interactions Involving Canopy Anoles |
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270 | (27) |
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Roman Dial and Joan Roughgarden |
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The Color of Poison: Flamboyant Frogs in the Rainforest Canopy |
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16. Ecology and Conservation of Canopy Mammals |
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297 | (36) |
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Body Mass of Gliding Mammals: An Energetic Approach |
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Vertical Stratification of Small Mammals in Lowland Rainforest of the Australian Wet Tropics |
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Orangutans: The Largest Canopy Dwellers |
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| III Ecological Processes in Forest Canopies |
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333 | (2) |
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Margaret D. Lowman and H. Bruce Rinker |
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17. Photosynthesis in Forest Canopies |
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335 | (24) |
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Jennifer L. Funk and Manuel T. Lerdau |
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18. Insect Herbivory in Tropical Forests |
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359 | (28) |
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H. Bruce Rinker and Margaret D. Lowman |
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Measuring Forest Herbivory Levels Using Canopy Cranes |
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The Leipzig Canopy Crane Project: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Function in a Temperate Deciduous Forest |
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Wilfried Morawetz and Peter J. Horchler |
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387 | (10) |
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Barbara C. Reynolds and Mark D. Hunter |
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20. Reproductive Biology and Genetics of Tropical Trees from a Canopy Perspective |
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397 | (16) |
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Michelle L. Zjhra and Beth A. Kaplin |
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DNA Sequences and Orchid Classification |
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21. Decomposition in Forest Canopies |
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413 | (10) |
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Steven J. Fonte and Timothy D. Schowalter |
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22. Survival Strategies: A Matter of Life and Death |
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423 | (28) |
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| IV Conservation and Forest Canopies |
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451 | (2) |
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Margaret D. Lowman and H. Bruce Rinker |
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23. Tarzan or Jane? A Short History of Canopy Biology |
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453 | (12) |
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Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Sky |
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International Canopy Crane Network |
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24. Economics and the Forest Canopy |
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465 | (10) |
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Ethnobotany in Forest Canopies |
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The Value of Herbaria for Plant Conservation |
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25. Ecotourism and the Treetops |
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475 | (11) |
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Florida from the Treetops |
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26. The Reintegration of Wonder into the Emerging Science of Canopy Ecology |
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H. Bruce Rinker and David M. Jarzen |
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The International Canopy Network (ICAN) |
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Global Canopy Programme. A Worldwide Alliance for Forest Studies |
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Andrew Mitchell and Katherine Secoy |
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| Index |
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