Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Tropical Forests - Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Status

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Academic Editor

Eusebio Cano Carmona
Eusebio Cano Carmona

University of Jaén,
Spain

Co-editors

Carmelo Maria Musarella
Carmelo Maria Musarella

University of Reggio Calabria,
Italy

Ana Cano Ortiz
Ana Cano Ortiz

Complutense University of Madrid,
Spain

Published31 May 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.104009

ISBN978-1-83768-575-2

Print ISBN978-1-83768-574-5

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83768-576-9

Copyright year2023

Number of pages292

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Introductory Chapter: On the Need to Teach, Conserve and Develop the Diversity of Tropical Forests

By Ana Cano Ortiz, Carmelo Maria Musarella and Eusebio Cano Carmona

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2. The Relevance of Maintaining Standing Forests for Global Climate Balance: A Case Study in Brazilian Forests

By Gabriel Costa, Cláudio Silva, Keila R. Mendes, Bergson Bezerra, Thiago R. Rodrigues, Jonh B. Silva, Higo J. Dalmagro, Hildo Nunes, Ana Gomes, Glauce Silva, Sarah Batalha, Larice Marinho, Gabriele Almeida, Losany Viana, Tiago Mandu and Demethrius P.L. de Oliveira

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3. CDR and Tropical Forestry: Fighting Climate Change One Cubic Meter a Time

By Ederson Augusto Zanetti, Frederick N. Numbisi, Vithal Karoshi, Roberto Rochadelli, Allan Sbardelotto, Joesio Siqueira and Alain Levy Boussamba

120
4. Damaged Trees Caused by Selective Thinning in Two Tropical Mountain Rain Forest Types in Southern Ecuador

By Omar Cabrera, Pablo Ramón, Bernd Stimm, Sven Gunter and Reinhard Mosandl

55
7. Perspective Chapter: Traditional African Vegetables Agrobiodiversity – Livelihood Utilization and Conservation in Tanzania Rural Communities

By Michael Kazyoba Benedict, Frenk M. Reuben, Luseko Amos Chilagane and George Muhamba Tryphone

174
8. Changes to Health Parameters of White-Tailed Deer during a Drought in the US Virgin Islands

By Suzanne L. Nelson, Nicola Justice, Kaitlynn M. Apple, Aidan H. Liddiard, Madeleine R. Elias and Jon D. Reuter

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16. Bertholletia excelsa: Key Species for Sustainable Livelihoods and Forest Conservation

By Philippe Waldhoff and Saulo Eduardo Xavier Franco de Souza

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17. The Amazon Forest in Classes of “Guamá Bilíngue” Project

By Douglas Rodrigues Pinheiro da Costa and Rita de Cássia Paiva

46

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