The Tropical Rain Forest: An Ecological Study

Preface 1. Introduction Part I. Structure and Physiognomy: 2. Structure of primary forest 3. Regeneration 4. Trees and shrubs (i) Vegetative features 5. Trees and shrubs (ii) Reproductive biology 6. The ground herbs and the dependent synusiae Part II. The Environment: 7. Climate R. P. D. Walsh 8. Microclimates and hydrology R. P. D. Walsh 9. Phenology 10. Soils of the humid tropics I. C. Baillie Part III. Floristic Composition of Climax Communities: 11. Composition of primary rain forests (i) 12. Composition of primary rain forests (ii) Part IV. Primary Successions 13. Primary xeroseres and the recolonization of Krakatau 14. Hydroseres and freshwater swamp forests 15. Mangroves and other coastal vegetation Part V. Tropical Raion Forest Under Limiting Conditions 16. Rain forest, deciduous forest and savannah 17. The tropical rain forest at its altitudinal and latitudinal limits Part VI. Human Impacts and the Tropical Rain Forest 18. Secondary and deflected successions 19. Postscript - the future of the tropical rain forest Appendix 1. Tree recognition in the field and the use of vernacular names Appendix 2. Application of numerical methods in rain forest P. Grieg-Smith References Index of plant names General index.