Ecology of rain forests on a large tropical island: lessons from New Guinea
1 : Biology Center, Czech Academy of Science
(CAS)
Branisovska 31, 37011 Ceske Budejovice -
Czech Republic
How tropical rainforests maintain their high biological diversity and how they regenerate after disturbance are two key, and related, questions of tropical ecology. I will explore these questions in the ecosystems of New Guinea, looking at the balance of bottom-up and top-down effects on biodiversity in rainforest food webs, and the dynamics of these effects along succession and elevation ecological gradients.
| Subject : | : | Oral (Plenary) |
| Topics | : | Plenary session |
| Keywords | : | rainforest ; biodiversity ; food web ; New Guinea |
| PDF version | : |  PDF version |
