Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests?
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Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation. ed. / Dominick A. DellaSala. Washington: Island Press, 2011. p. 1-41.
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T1 - Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests?
AU - DellaSala, Dominick A.
AU - Alaback, Paul
AU - Spribille, Toby
AU - von Wehrden, Henrik
AU - Nauman, Richard S.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - When most people think of rainforests, they think of lush, tropical “jungles”teeming with poison arrow frogs (Dendrobates spp.), toucans (e.g., Ramphastos sulfuratus), mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei), and jaguars (Panthera spp.).Tropical rainforests are indeed special places, as they account for over half the terrestrial species on Earth (Meyers et al. 2000) while representing just 12 percent of the world’s forest cover (Ritter 2008). Their temperate and boreal counterparts are another story, though, one yet to receive the kind of global recognition rightfully merited by tropical rainforests. Their story is told here,beginning with historical and recent accounts to define and map the temperate and boreal rainforests of the world.
AB - When most people think of rainforests, they think of lush, tropical “jungles”teeming with poison arrow frogs (Dendrobates spp.), toucans (e.g., Ramphastos sulfuratus), mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei), and jaguars (Panthera spp.).Tropical rainforests are indeed special places, as they account for over half the terrestrial species on Earth (Meyers et al. 2000) while representing just 12 percent of the world’s forest cover (Ritter 2008). Their temperate and boreal counterparts are another story, though, one yet to receive the kind of global recognition rightfully merited by tropical rainforests. Their story is told here,beginning with historical and recent accounts to define and map the temperate and boreal rainforests of the world.
KW - Biology
KW - Ecosystems Research
KW - North America
KW - Southern Hemisphere
KW - Pacific Coast
KW - Tropical Rainforest
KW - Mountain Gorilla
U2 - 10.5822/978-1-61091-008-8_1
DO - 10.5822/978-1-61091-008-8_1
M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
SN - 978-1-59726-675-8
SN - 978-1-59726-676-5
SP - 1
EP - 41
BT - Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world
A2 - DellaSala, Dominick A.
PB - Island Press
CY - Washington
ER -