Tropical Mountain Forest: Patterns and Processes in a Biodiversity Hotspot
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1.Tropical mountain forests - distribution and general features -- 2. Tropical mountain forest dynamics in Mata Atlantica and northern Andean biodiversity hotspots during the late Quaternary -- 3. Diversity and endemism in tropical montane forests - from patterns to processes -- 4. Epiphytes of tropical montane forests - impact of deforestation and climate change -- 5. Mycorrhizal fungi and plant diversity in tropical mountain rainforest of southern Ecuador -- 6. The soil fauna of a tropical mountain rainforest in southern Ecuador: structure and functioning -- 7. The influence of topography on forest structure and regeneration dynamics in an Ecuadorian montane forest -- 8. Carbon allocation and productivity in tropical mountain forests -- 9. Hydrology of natural and anthropogenically altered tropical montane rainforests with special reference to rainfall interception -- 10. Soil, climate and vegetation in tropical montane forests - a case study from the Yungas, Bolivia -- 11. Indigenous land use practices and biodiversity conservation in southern Ecuador -- 12. Sustainable management of tropical mountain forests in Ecuador -- 13. Ecological aspects of a biodiversity hotspot in the Andes of southern Ecuador.