Monteverde : ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest
Nalini Nadkarni (Editor), Nathaniel T. Wheelwright (Editor)
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest. This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde, and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also e
eBook, English, 2000
Oxford University Press, New York, 2000