Amazonian Floodplain Forests Ecophysiology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Junk, Wolfgang J. (Editor), Piedade, Maria T. F. (Editor), Wittmann, Florian (Editor), Schöngart, Jochen (Editor), Parolin, Pia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 210
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Applied ecology.; Biodiversity.; Aquatic ecology.; Forestry management.; Trees.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Tree Biology.; Forestry Management.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Central Amazonian floodplain forests are an unique and endangered ecosystem. The forests grow in areas that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10 m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of over 1,000 species and are by far t...