Treetops at Risk

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 The Role of Scientific Conferences to Foster Conservation Solutions for Global Forests
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   Chapter 2 Greening the Planet?
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   Chapter 3 Comparative Canopy Biology and the Structure of Ecosystems
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   Chapter 4 Forest Canopies as Earth’s Support Systems: Priorities for Research and Conservation
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   Chapter 5 Emerging Threats to Tropical Forests
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   Chapter 6 Rethinking the Role of Tropical Forest Science in Forest Conservation and Management
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   Chapter 7 REDD: How Can Scientists Change the Political Jungle?
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   Chapter 8 Narrowing Global Species Estimates
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    Chapter 9 Tropical Cyclones and Forest Dynamics Under a Changing Climate: What Are the Long-Term Implications for Tropical Forest Canopies in the Cyclone Belt?
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    Chapter 10 Canopies and Climate Change
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    Chapter 11 Church Forest Status and Carbon Sequestration in Northern Ethiopia
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    Chapter 12 A Novel Approach to Simulate Climate Change Impacts on Vascular Epiphytes: Case Study in Taiwan
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    Chapter 13 Sensitivity and Threat in High-Elevation Rainforests: Outcomes and Consequences of the IBISCA-Queensland Project
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    Chapter 14 A Mature Forest Canopy in a CO2-Rich Future: An Experiment at the Swiss Canopy Crane Research Site
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    Chapter 15 Shock Value: Are Lianas Natural Lightning Rods?
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    Chapter 16 Potential Impacts of Global Changes on Epiphytic Bryophytes in Subtropical Montane Moist Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests, SW China
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    Chapter 17 “Canopy-Less” Monitoring of Biodiversity and Climate Change: Signs of a Leaky Roof
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    Chapter 18 Mesoscale Exploration and Conservation of Tropical Canopies in a Changing Climate
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    Chapter 19 Why Do Sloths Poop on the Ground?
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    Chapter 20 Birds of the “Canopy”: Historical Perspective, Current Trends, and Future Directions
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    Chapter 21 Functional Roles of Lianas for Forest Canopy Animals
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    Chapter 22 Islands in a Sea of Foliage: Mistletoes as Discrete Components of Forest Canopies
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    Chapter 23 Nonvascular Epiphytes: Functions and Risks at the Tree Canopy
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    Chapter 24 Canopy Texture Analysis for Large-Scale Assessments of Tropical Forest Stand Structure and Biomass
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    Chapter 25 Changing Tropical Forest Dynamics and Their Effects on Canopy Geometry and Tropical Forest Biodiversity
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    Chapter 26 Reproductive Biology and Population Genetics of Some Canopy- and Understorey-Dominant Tree Species of Sri Lanka: Implications for Conservation Management in a Fragmented Landscape
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    Chapter 27 The Importance of Flowers for Beetle Biodiversity and Abundance
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    Chapter 28 Assessing Canopy Processes at Large Landscape Scales in the Western Ghats Using Remote Sensing
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    Chapter 29 Ontogeny of Herbivory on Leaves in a Tropical Rain Forest in Madagascar
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    Chapter 30 Do Water Bears Climb Trees Too?
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    Chapter 31 From Leaf Litter to Canopy: Noninvasive and Reliable Sampling in a Tropical Rainforest
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    Chapter 32 Win-Win for Scientists and Citizen Scientists Who Engage in Amazon Canopy Expeditions
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    Chapter 33 In the Canopy with Wheelchairs: A Model for Teaching Field Biology
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    Chapter 34 Modeling Insect Outbreaks in Forest Canopies: Integration of Virtual Simulations with Hands-On Ecology for Undergraduates
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    Chapter 35 Canopy Capture: Essay of a Photographer
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    Chapter 36 Kids Can Save Forests
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    Chapter 37 Forest Canopy Tourism: Analyzing a Flagship Attraction in the Ecotourism Arena from a Political Ecology Perspective
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    Chapter 38 Ancient Coastal Rainforest Canopies in Western Canada: Issues in Biodiversity and Conservation
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    Chapter 39 The Population Dynamics of Epiphytic Orchids: A Review and Methodological Guide
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    Chapter 40 Can Canopy-Dwelling Frogs Be Monitored from the Ground? A Case from Western Ghats of India
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    Chapter 41 Just Harvest: Ecology and Politics of Forest Canopy Product Use in Protected Areas
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    Chapter 42 Tropical Rainforests of Africa: Can Conservation Projects Reconcile Forest Conservation and Development of Forest-Dependent Communities?
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    Chapter 43 Sacred Groves as Sanctuaries for Mistletoe Conservation in Kathmandu Valley
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    Chapter 44 Nutrient Recycling Starts in the Canopy: The Secretive Action of Termites
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    Chapter 45 Valuing Ecosystem Services Flowing from the Indian Himalayan States for Incorporation into National Accounting
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    Chapter 46 Epiphytic Plants as NTFPs from the Forest Canopies: Priorities for Management and Conservation