Forest & Desert Ecology, Plants - Trees, Trees
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Overview
This book draws a picture of the palm communities in the main forest ecosystems of Amazonia, taking into account their geographical variability. In particular, the major trends of adaptive radiation of palms as well as their role in forest functioning are analysed and answers to the following questions are given:- How many palm species are there in Amazonian forest ecosystems?
- Is palm species richness equal throughout the basin?
- Which are the palm-richest ecosystems?
- What about density and life forms, structure of the com-
munities, palm productivity, relationship with animals,
and with humans?
- What is thepalms' economic potential?
- How to use the natural populations of palms forforest management?
A supplement to the text offers a practical key for the identification of palms with an elementary description of each genusbased on the characteristics of Amazonian species, and the most vernacular names.
Book Details
Published
January 7, 2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
238
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9783642768545