Costa Rican Ecosystems / Rodrigo Gámez Lobo; Maarten Kappelle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gámez Lobo, Rodrigo, Author.

Contributor:

Kappelle, Maarten, Editor.

Lovejoy, Thomas E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology--Costa Rica.

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (798 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the more than thirty years since the publication of Daniel H. Janzen's classic Costa Rican Natural History, research in this small but astonishingly biodiverse, well-preserved, and well-studied Latin American nation has evolved from a species-level approach to the study of entire ecosystems. And from the lowland dry forests of Guanacaste to the montane cloud forests of Monteverde, from the seasonal forests of the Central Valley to the coastal species assemblages of Tortuguero, Costa Rica has proven to be as richly diverse in ecosystems as it is in species. In Costa Rican Ecosystems, Maarten Kappelle brings together a collection of the world's foremost experts on Costa Rican ecology-outstanding scientists such as Daniel H. Janzen, Jorge Cortés, Jorge A. Jiménez, Sally P. Horn, Robert O. Lawton, Quírico Jiménez M., Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Catherine M. Pringle, and Eduardo Carrillo J., among others-to offer the first comprehensive account of the diversity, structure, function, uses, and conservation of Costa Rica's ecosystems. Featuring a foreword and introductory remarks by two renowned leaders in biodiversity science and ecological conservation, Thomas E. Lovejoy and Rodrigo Gámez Lobo, in addition to chapters highlighting the geology, soils, and climate of Costa Rica, as well as the ecosystems of its terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats, and including previously unpublished information on Isla del Coco, this beautiful color-illustrated book will be an essential reference for academic scientists, students, natural history guides, conservationists, educators, park guards, and visitors alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

In Memory of Dr. Luis Diego Gómez Pignataro (1944- 2009)

Contributors

Foreword

Presentation

Preface

Chapter 1. Costa Rica's Ecosystems: Setting the Stage

Chapter 2. Climate of Costa Rica

Chapter 3. Geology, Tectonics, and Geomorphology of Costa Rica: A Natural History Approach

Chapter 4. Soils of Costa Rica: An Agroecological Approach

Chapter 5. The Pacific Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Chapter 6. The Gulf of Nicoya Estuarine Ecosystem

Chapter 7. Isla del Coco: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Chapter 8. Isla del Coco: Terrestrial Ecosystems

Chapter 9. The Northern Pacific Lowland Seasonal Dry Forests of Guanacaste and the Nicoya Peninsula

Chapter 10. Biodiversity Conservation History and Future in Costa Rica: The Case of Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG)

Chapter 11. The Central Pacific Seasonal Forests of Puntarenas and the Central Valley

Chapter 12. The Southern Pacific Lowland Evergreen Moist Forest of the Osa Region

Chapter 13. The Montane Cloud Forests of the Volcanic Cordilleras

Chapter 14. The Montane Cloud Forests of the Cordillera de Talamanca

Chapter 15. The Páramo Ecosystem of Costa Rica's Highlands

Chapter 16. The Caribbean Lowland Evergreen Moist and Wet Forests

Chapter 17. The Caribbean Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Chapter 18. Rivers of Costa Rica

Chapter 19. Lakes of Costa Rica

Chapter 20. Bogs, Marshes, and Swamps of Costa Rica

Chapter 21. Costa Rican Ecosystems: A Brief Summary

Acronyms

Subject Index

Systematic Index of Common Names

Systematic Index of Scientific Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226121642

022612164X

OCLC:

945663148