Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Beck, Erwin (Editor), Bendix, Jörg (Editor), Kottke, Ingrid (Editor), Makeschin, Franz (Editor), Mosandl, Reinhard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 198
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Forestry management.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Animal Ecology.; Forestry Management.; Environmental Management.

A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the "hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social sciences. Ecosystem analysis followed two gradients: an altitudinal gradient and a gradient of land-use intensi...