Overview

Poised between soil and sky, forest canopies represent a critical point of exchange between the atmosphere and the earth, yet until recently, they remained a largely unexplored frontier. For a long time, problems with access and the lack of tools and methods suitable for monitoring these complex bioscapes made canopy analysis extremely difficult. Fortunately, canopy research has advanced dramatically in recent decades. Methods in Forest Canopy Research is a comprehensive overview of these developments for explorers of this astonishing environment. The authors describe methods for reaching the canopy and the best ways to measure how the canopy, atmosphere, and forest floor interact. They address how to replicate experiments in challenging environments and lay the groundwork for creating standardized measurements in the canopy-essential tools for for understanding our changing world.

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Author:   Margaret D. Lowman ,  Timothy Schowalter ,  Jerry Franklin
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780520273719

ISBN 10:   0520273710
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1. Setting the Stage -- Canopy Research Emerges as a Component of Forest Science Chapter 2. Forest Types and Site Characteristics Chapter 3. Canopy Access Methods: Making It Possible to Accurately and Safely Study the Upper Reaches of Forests Chapter 4. Forest Structure and Sampling Units Chapter 5. Canopy Conditions, Biota and Processes Chapter 6. Canopy-Atmosphere Interactions Chapter 7. Measuring Canopy-Forest Floor Interactions Chapter 8. Treetops at Risk? Engaging the Canopy Toolkit in Whole-Forest Conservation Chapter 9. Conclusions and Recommendations References Index

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A highly readable account of the frontiers of biological discovery. . . . It will make you look up at the trees with fresh wonder. --Markus Eichhorn Frontiers of Biogeography (05/01/2013)

A highly readable account of the frontiers of biological discovery... It will make you look up at the trees with fresh wonder. -- Markus Eichhorn Frontiers of Biogeography 20130501

Author Information

Margaret D. Lowman is Director of the Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and Research Professor at North Carolina State University. Timothy Schowalter is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. Jerry F. Franklin is Professor of Ecosystem Analysis in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington.

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