Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Global and Neotropical Distribution and Diversity of Oak (genus Quercus ) and Oak Forests....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Immigration of Oak into Northern South America: a Paleo-Ecological Document....Pages 17-28
Effects of the Younger Dryas Cooling Event on Late Quaternary Montane Oak Forest in Costa Rica....Pages 29-37
Altitudinal Zonation of Montane Oak Forests Along Climate and Soil Gradients in Costa Rica....Pages 39-54
Saprotrophic and Ectomycorrhizal Macrofungi of Costa Rican Oak Forests....Pages 55-68
Diversity and Biogeography of Lichens in Neotropical Montane Oak Forests....Pages 69-81
Epiphytic Communities of Bryophytes and Macrolichens in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 83-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Composition and Structure of Humid Montane Oak Forests at Different Sites in Central and Eastern Mexico....Pages 101-112
Oak Forests of the Hyper-Humid Region of La Chinantla, Northern Oaxaca Range, Mexico....Pages 113-125
Structure and Composition of Costa Rican Montane Oak Forests....Pages 127-139
Structure and Composition of Colombian Montane Oak Forests....Pages 141-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Regeneration and Population Dynamics of Quercus rugosa at the Ajusco Volcano, Mexico....Pages 155-163
Ecology of Acorn Dispersal by Small Mammals in Montane Forests of Chiapas, Mexico....Pages 165-176
Establishment, Survival and Growth of Tree Seedlings Under Successional Montane Oak Forests in Chiapas, Mexico....Pages 177-189
Population Structures of Two Understory Plant Species Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Costa Rican Montane Oak Forests....Pages 191-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Secondary Succession in Montane Pine-Oak Forests of Chiapas, Mexico....Pages 209-221
Changes in Diversity and Structure Along a Successional Gradient in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 223-233
Regeneration Dynamics in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest After Reduced-Impact Logging....Pages 235-243
Growth and Physiological Responses of Oak, Pine and Shrub Seedlings to Edge Gradients in a Fragmented Mexican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 245-257
Morphological Variations of Gall-Forming Insects on Different Species of Oaks ( Quercus ) in Mexico....Pages 259-269
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Above-Ground Water and Nutrient Fluxes in Three Successional Stages of Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest with Contrasting Epiphyte Abundance....Pages 271-282
Changes in Fine Root System Size and Structure During Secondary Succession in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 283-297
Soil Seed Bank Changes Along a Forest Interior-Edge-Pasture Gradient in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 299-308
Frugivorous Birds, Habitat Preference and Seed Dispersal in a Fragmented Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest Landscape....Pages 309-324
Diet and Habitat Preference of the Resplendent Quetzal ( Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis ) in Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 325-336
Small Terrestrial Rodents in Disturbed and Old-Growth Montane Oak Forest in Costa Rica....Pages 337-345
Habitat Preference, Feeding Habits and Conservation of Baird’s Tapir in Neotropical Montane Oak Forests....Pages 347-359
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Dynamics and Silviculture of Montane Mixed Oak Forests in Western Mexico....Pages 363-374
Vascular Epiphytes and Their Potential as a Conservation Tool in Pine-Oak Forests of Chiapas, Mexico....Pages 375-391
Land Use, Ethnobotany and Conservation in Costa Rican Montane Oak Forests....Pages 393-406
Charcoal Production in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest....Pages 407-419
Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Management of Central American Montane Oak Forests....Pages 421-434
Economic Valuation of Water Supply as a Key Environmental Service Provided by Montane Oak Forest Watershed Areas in Costa Rica....Pages 435-446
Front Matter....Pages 447-447
Neotropical Montane Oak Forests: Overview and Outlook....Pages 449-467