"Tropical Forests: Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Status" ed. by Eusebio Cano Carmona, et al.

The book contemplates different ways of approaching the conservation and development of tropical biomes.

The chapters analyze biodiversity and highlight ecosystem services as a fundamental element for the conservation and eco-development of tropical forests. Chapter authors propose the involvement of country institutions in conservation efforts and present studies on the ecology, flora, and vegetation of tropical ecosystems.

Contents
1. On the Need to Teach, Conserve and Develop the Diversity of Tropical Forests
2. The Relevance of Maintaining Standing Forests for Global Climate Balance: A Case Study in Brazilian Forests
3. CDR and Tropical Forestry: Fighting Climate Change One Cubic Meter a Time
4. Damaged Trees Caused by Selective Thinning in Two Tropical Mountain Rain Forest Types in Southern Ecuador
5. Regeneration Dynamics of an African Tropical Forest Canopy Dominant Tree Species
6. Biodiversity of Fabaceae in the Brazilian Amazon and Its Timber Potential for the Future
7. Traditional African Vegetables Agrobiodiversity – Livelihood Utilization and Conservation in Tanzania Rural Communities
8. Changes to Health Parameters of White-Tailed Deer during a Drought in the US Virgin Islands
9. Conservation Status of Macro Mammals in the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor and Anzu River Subbasin
10. An Assessment of the Population Density of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in Uttar Pradesh and Their Distribution in India
11. Population Density and Age-Sex Composition of Large Mammals in Tropical Forests, Southern India
12. Breeding Ecology and Population Status of Kenyan Amphibians
13. Gain and Loss of Forest Cover in Ghana’s Forest Reserves in Three Selected National Parks
14. Ecosystem Services in the Changing Climate: Calling Attention for the Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
15. High Equatorial Andean Forests and Their Socioecological Problems
16. Bertholletia excelsa: Key Species for Sustainable Livelihoods and Forest Conservation
17. The Amazon Forest in Classes of “Guamá Bilíngue” Project


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