Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield: Ancient Forests in a Modern WorldD. S. Hammond CABI, 2005 - 528 pages The Guiana Shield is an ancient geological formation located in the northern part of South America, covering an area of one million square kilometres. Despite its hostile environment, it is home to many unusual and highly specialized plants and animals, which constitute a rich area of biodiversity. Chapters in this book include hydrology, nutrient cycling, forest phenology, insect-plant interactions, forest microclimate, plant distributions, forest dynamics and conservation and management of flora and fauna. It provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the ecology, biology and natural history of the forests of the area. |
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... types of environmental data . I would like to acknowledge their effort here as a means of registering support for the growing trend in making these types of data available to the international community . These include ANEEL ( Brazil ) ...
... types of environmental data . I would like to acknowledge their effort here as a means of registering support for the growing trend in making these types of data available to the international community . These include ANEEL ( Brazil ) ...
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... types dated > 550 Ma as assigned in Gibbs and Barron ( 1993 ) ; ( E ) Precambrian + shallower parts of central sedimentary basins ( Osmonson et al . , 2000 ; Berrangé , 1977 ) . The Guiana Shield region as defined in ( D ) is based on ...
... types dated > 550 Ma as assigned in Gibbs and Barron ( 1993 ) ; ( E ) Precambrian + shallower parts of central sedimentary basins ( Osmonson et al . , 2000 ; Berrangé , 1977 ) . The Guiana Shield region as defined in ( D ) is based on ...
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... type in the world . The South American shield areas , in contrast , consist mainly of younger Precambrian formations of the middle to late Proterozoic ( 0.6-1.7 Ga ) . Of all the continents , the South American craton is the ' youngest ...
... type in the world . The South American shield areas , in contrast , consist mainly of younger Precambrian formations of the middle to late Proterozoic ( 0.6-1.7 Ga ) . Of all the continents , the South American craton is the ' youngest ...
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... types . Rock types subjected to similar development and deformation at the same or similar time are found in each formation . The chemical composition of non - sedimentary rocks falls into two main categories that are grouped variously ...
... types . Rock types subjected to similar development and deformation at the same or similar time are found in each formation . The chemical composition of non - sedimentary rocks falls into two main categories that are grouped variously ...
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... types and groups of black columns represent those intrusives dominated by mafic ( silica - poor ) rock types . Episodes leading to sedimentary formations are indicated by arrows and labels . for Caribbean Plate Coco Plate North American ...
... types and groups of black columns represent those intrusives dominated by mafic ( silica - poor ) rock types . Episodes leading to sedimentary formations are indicated by arrows and labels . for Caribbean Plate Coco Plate North American ...
Contents
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Ecophysiological Patterns in Guianan Forest Plants | 195 |
Rainforest Vertebrates and Food Plant Diversity in the Guiana Shield | 233 |
Folivorous Insects in the Rainforests of the Guianas | 295 |
Flowervisiting Insects in Guianan Forests Pollinators Thieves Lovers and Their Foes | 321 |
Guianan Forest Dynamics Geomorphographic Control and Tropical Forest Change Across Diverging Landscapes | 343 |
Socioeconomic Aspects of Guiana Shield Forest Use | 381 |
Forest Conservation and Management in the Guiana Shield | 481 |
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Page 68 - It is never either spring, summer, or autumn, but each day is a combination of all three. With the day and night always of equal length, the atmospheric disturbances of each day neutralising themselves before each succeeding morn; with the sun in its course proceeding mid-way across the sky, and the daily temperature the same within two or three degrees throughout the year— how grand in its perfect equilibrium and simplicity is the march of Nature under the equator!
Page 14 - The Discoverie of the large, rich, and bevvtifvl empyre of Gviana, with a relation of the great and Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Countries, with their riuers, adioyning.
Page 68 - A little difference exists between the dry and wet seasons ; but generally, the dry season, which lasts from July to December, is varied with showers, and the wet, from January to June, with sunny days. It results from this, that the periodical phenomena of plants and animals do not take place at about the same time in all species, or in the individuals of any given species, as they do in temperate countries.
Page 68 - With the day and night always of equal length, the atmospheric disturbances of each day neutralizing themselves before each succeeding morn ; with the sun in its course proceeding mid-way across the sky and the daily temperature the same within two or three degrees throughout the year — how grand in its perfect equilibrium and simplicity is the march of Nature under the equator ! Our evenings were generally fully employed preserving our collections, and making notes.
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Page 226 - Allen and RS Loomis for helpful comments on the manuscript. References Ackerly, DD (1996). Canopy structure and dynamics: integration of growth processes in tropical pioneer trees. In Tropical Forest Plant Ecophysiology (Ed. by SS Mulkey, RD Chazdon & AP Smith), pp.
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Page 462 - Aborigines number on the schedules 7,463 or 3,917 male and 3,546 females. To the total population this is 4 per cent. The Registrar-General gives 10,000 more of this race as estimated to be wandering about the interior of the colony. The number on the schedule shows a decrease on the figures of 1881, when 7,762 were returned. This race is of little or no social value and their early extinction must be looked upon as inevitable in spite of the sentimental regret of Missionaries. At the same time it...
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