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Treetops at Risk: Challenges of Global Canopy Ecology and Conservation

Treetops at Risk: Challenges of Global Canopy Ecology and Conservation

Lowman, Margaret
Devy, Soubadra
Ganesh, T.

Hardcover

AgricultureEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 1461471605
ISBN13: 9781461471608
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jun 22 2013
Pages: 444
Weight: 1.71
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.43 Depth: 9.22
Language: English

Forest canopies not only support high terrestrial biodiversity but also represent a critical interface between the atmosphere and the earth. They provide goods and services to support diverse human communities and offer opportunities to explore sustainable use of these resources for many generations of local livelihoods. Forest canopies are important carbon sequestration units, and in this sense, serve as climate control for the planet. Canopies are important energy production centers for the planet, and serve as the basis for many food chains. The canopy can also act as a hook for education outreach and conservation, inspiring ecotourism through recreation and other sustainable uses such as treetop walks, zip lines, and birding. Despite these critical services provided by forest canopies, almost no dedicated research in the treetops was initiated until as recently as the late 1970s when single rope techniques were developed by mountaineering professionals and adapted for use in the canopy. Subsequently, an array of canopy access tools was designed in the 1980s and early 1990s that have opened up this eighth continent for global exploration and discovery.

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