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Dynamics of tropical communities / the 37th Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Royal Holloway College, University of London, 1996 ; edited by D.M. Newbery, H.H.T. Prins, N.D. Brown.

By: British Ecological Society. Symposium ((37th : 1996 : Royal Holloway College, University of London)Contributor(s): Newbery, D. M | Brown, N. D | Prins, Herbert H. TMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Osney Mead, Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, c1998. ISBN: 0632049448Subject(s): Rain forest ecology -- CongressesDDC classification: 577.34 LOC classification: QH541.5.R27
Contents:
1. Seeds and fruits of tropical rainforest plants: interpretation of the range in seed size, degree of defence and flesh/seed quotients / P. J. Grubb -- 2. Patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by neotropical rodents and seed fate in relation to seed size / P.-M. Forget, T. Milleron and F. Feer -- 3. Disturbance, phenology and life-history characteristics: factors influencing distance/density-dependent attack on tropical seeds and seedlings / D. S. Hammond and V. K. Brown -- 4. Gap-size niche differentiation by tropical rainforest trees: a testable hypothesis or a broken-down bandwagon? / N. D. Brown and S. Jennings -- 5. Differential effects of small-scale fishing on predatory and prey fishes on Fijian reefs / N. V. C. Polunin and S. Jennings -- 6. Architecture and development of rainforest trees: responses to light variation / F. Bongers and F. J. Sterck -- 7. Limits to tree species distributions in lowland tropical rainforest / E. M. Veenendaal and M. D. Swaine -- 8. Community structure and the demography of primary species in tropical rainforest / R. J. Zagt and M. J. A. Werger -- 9. Risk-spreading and risk-reducing tactics of West African anurans in an unpredictably changing and stressful environment / K. E. Linsenmair -- 10. Limits to exploitation of Serengeti wildebeest and implications for its management / S. Mduma, R. Hilborn and A. R. E. Sinclair -- 11. Phenology and dynamics of an African rainforest at Korup, Cameroon / D. M. Newbery, N. C. Songwe and G. B. Chuyong -- 12. Primates, phenology and frugivory: present, past and future patterns in the Lope Reserve, Gabon / C. E. G. Tutin and L. J. T. White -- 13. Effects of habitat fragmentation on plant-pollinator interactions in the tropics / S. S. Renner -- 14. A spatial model of savanna function and dynamics: model description and preliminary results / J. Gignoux, J.-C. Menaut and I. R. Noble [et al.] -- 15. Evolution and diversity in Amazonian floodplain communities / P. A. Henderson, W. D. Hamilton and W. G. R. Crampton -- 16. Community dynamics of arboreal insectivorous birds in African savannas in relation to seasonal rainfall patterns and habitat change / P. Jones -- 17. Species-richness of African grazer assemblages: towards a functional explanation / H. H. T. Prins and H. Olff -- 18. Niche specificity among tropical trees: a question of scales / P. S. Ashton -- 19. Disturbance and succession on the Krakatau Islands, Indonesia / S. F. Schmitt and R. J. Whittaker -- 20. Major disturbances in tropical rainforests / T. C. Whitmore and D. F. R. P. Burslem -- 21. The impact of traditional and modern cultivation practices, including forestry, on Lepidoptera diversity in Malaysia and Indonesia / J. D. Holloway -- 22. Tropical forests - spatial pattern and change with time, as assessed by remote sensing / E. V. J. Tanner, V. Kapos and J. Adams.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Seeds and fruits of tropical rainforest plants: interpretation of the range in seed size, degree of defence and flesh/seed quotients / P. J. Grubb -- 2. Patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by neotropical rodents and seed fate in relation to seed size / P.-M. Forget, T. Milleron and F. Feer -- 3. Disturbance, phenology and life-history characteristics: factors influencing distance/density-dependent attack on tropical seeds and seedlings / D. S. Hammond and V. K. Brown -- 4. Gap-size niche differentiation by tropical rainforest trees: a testable hypothesis or a broken-down bandwagon? / N. D. Brown and S. Jennings -- 5. Differential effects of small-scale fishing on predatory and prey fishes on Fijian reefs / N. V. C. Polunin and S. Jennings -- 6. Architecture and development of rainforest trees: responses to light variation / F. Bongers and F. J. Sterck -- 7. Limits to tree species distributions in lowland tropical rainforest / E. M. Veenendaal and M. D. Swaine -- 8. Community structure and the demography of primary species in tropical rainforest / R. J. Zagt and M. J. A. Werger -- 9. Risk-spreading and risk-reducing tactics of West African anurans in an unpredictably changing and stressful environment / K. E. Linsenmair -- 10. Limits to exploitation of Serengeti wildebeest and implications for its management / S. Mduma, R. Hilborn and A. R. E. Sinclair -- 11. Phenology and dynamics of an African rainforest at Korup, Cameroon / D. M. Newbery, N. C. Songwe and G. B. Chuyong -- 12. Primates, phenology and frugivory: present, past and future patterns in the Lope Reserve, Gabon / C. E. G. Tutin and L. J. T. White -- 13. Effects of habitat fragmentation on plant-pollinator interactions in the tropics / S. S. Renner -- 14. A spatial model of savanna function and dynamics: model description and preliminary results / J. Gignoux, J.-C. Menaut and I. R. Noble [et al.] -- 15. Evolution and diversity in Amazonian floodplain communities / P. A. Henderson, W. D. Hamilton and W. G. R. Crampton -- 16. Community dynamics of arboreal insectivorous birds in African savannas in relation to seasonal rainfall patterns and habitat change / P. Jones -- 17. Species-richness of African grazer assemblages: towards a functional explanation / H. H. T. Prins and H. Olff -- 18. Niche specificity among tropical trees: a question of scales / P. S. Ashton -- 19. Disturbance and succession on the Krakatau Islands, Indonesia / S. F. Schmitt and R. J. Whittaker -- 20. Major disturbances in tropical rainforests / T. C. Whitmore and D. F. R. P. Burslem -- 21. The impact of traditional and modern cultivation practices, including forestry, on Lepidoptera diversity in Malaysia and Indonesia / J. D. Holloway -- 22. Tropical forests - spatial pattern and change with time, as assessed by remote sensing / E. V. J. Tanner, V. Kapos and J. Adams.

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