Treetops at Risk: Challenges of Global Canopy Ecology and Conservation

by Soubadra Devy, T. Ganesh, Margaret Lowman

Forest canopies not only support high terrestrial biodiversity but also represent a critical interface between the atmosphere and the earth. They provide goods and services to support diverse human communities and offer opportunities to explore sustainable use of these resources for many generations of local livelihoods. Forest canopies are important carbon sequestration units, and in this sense, serve as climate control for the planet. Canopies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461471605
• ISBN13: 9781461471608
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"