Tropical rain forest ecology, diversity, and conservation / Jaboury Ghazoul and Douglas Sheil.

includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-503).

Tropical rain forests: myths and inspirations -- An exuberance of plant life -- The great unseen: fungi and microorganisms -- More than monkeys: the vertebrates -- The little things: invertebrates -- From the beginning: origins and transformation -- Many rain forests: formations and ecotones -- So many species, so many theories -- Processes and cycles -- Plant form and function: what it takes to survive -- The ever changing forest: disturbance and dynamics -- The bloomin' rainforests: how flowering plants reproduce -- Nature's society: life's interactions -- Forests in the Anthropocene -- People of the forest: livelihoods and wefare -- Biodiversity in a changing world -- A matter for scientists and society: conserving forested landscapes.

Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation introduces and explores what rain forests are, how they arose, what they contain, how they function, and how humans use and impact them. The book starts by introducing the variety of rain forest plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals, emphasizing the spectacular diversity that is a principal motivation for their conservation.