Description: Foreword [Rodrigo Gmez] 1. Introduction: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Rainforest [Kamaljit Bawa, Lucinda McDade, and Henry Hespenheide] Part One: History, Physical Setting, Abiotic Environment and Ecosystem Processes Commentary [Lucinda McDade] 2. Introduction to the La Selva Biological Station [Lucinda McDade and Gary Hartshorn] 3. The La Selva Ecosystem: Climate Geomorphology, the Aquatic Systems [Robert L. Sandford, Jr., Pia Paaby, Jeffrey C. Luvall, and Eugenie Phillips] 4 Soils of La Selva [Phillip Sollins, Freddy M. Sancho, Rafael Mata, and Robert J. Sanford] 5 Soil Fertility, Nutrient Acquisition and Cycling in the La Selva Forest [Geoffrey Parker] Part Two: The Plant Community: Composition, Dynamics, and Life History Processes Commentary [Kamaljit Bawa] 6. La Selva Vegetation Types and Floristic Patterns [Gary Hartshorn and Barry Hammel] 7. Demography of La Selva Plants [Deborah A. Clark] 8. Patterns of Density and Dispersion of Forest Trees [Milton Lieberman and Diana Lieberman] 9. Treefall Gap Environments and Forest Dynamic Processes [Julie Denslow and Gary Hartshorn] 10. Physiological Ecology of Plants at La Selva [Ned Fetcher, Stephen Oberbauer, and Robin Chazdon] 11. The Diversity of Flowering Patterns at La Selva [L. E. Newstrom, G. W. Frankie, H. G. Baker, and R. K. Colwell] 12 Flowering Plant Reproductive Systems at La Selva Biological Station [W. John Kress and James Beach] Part Three: The Animal Community Commentary [Henry Hespenheide] 13. The Fauna of La Selva: Patterns of Butterfly Diversity and Ecology at La Selva Biological Station [Philip J. DeVries] 14. Ecological Aspects of the Fish Community at La Selva Biological Station [William A. Bussing] 15. The Biology of La Selva Amphibians [Maureen A. Donnelly] 16. The Reptile Fauna of La Selva: Comparisons with Other Neotropical Sites [Craig Guyer] 17. Birds of La Selva [Douglas J. Levey and F. Gary Stiles] 18. The Mammalian Fauna of La Selva [Robert M. Timm] 19. An Overview of Faunal Studies at La Selva [Henry Hespenheide] 20 Population Biology of La Selva Animals: Life Histories, Abundance, Demography, and Predator-Prey Interactions [H. Elizabeth Braker and Harry W. Greene] Part Four: Plant-Animal Interactions Commentary [Henry Hespenheide] 21. Plant-Herbivore Interactions at La Selva: Diversity, Specificity, and Impact [Robert J. Marquis and H. Elizabeth Braker] 22. Frugivory at La Selva: An Overview [Douglas J. Levey, Timothy C. Moermand, and Julie Denslow] La Selva's Human Environment 23 La Selva in a Regional Context: Land Colonization and Conservation in Sarapiqui [Rebecca B. Butterfield] 24 Agricultural Systems in the La Selva Region: Opportunities and Recommendations for the Costa Rican Atlantic Lowlands [Florencia Montagnini] 25 Forestry in Costa Rica: Status, Research Priorities and Role of La Selva [Rebecca B. Butterfield] 26 Synthesis [Gordon H. Orians] Appendices

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