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Methods in forest canopy research / by Lowman, Margaret.; Schowalter, Timothy Duane,1952-; Franklin, Jerry F.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Setting the stage: canopy research emerges as a component of forest science -- Forest types and site characteristics -- Canopy access methods: making it possible to study the upper reaches of forests accurately and safely -- Forest structure and sampling units -- Canopy conditions, biota, and processes -- Canopy-atmosphere interactions -- Measuring canopy-forest floor interactions -- Treetops at risk? Engaging the canopy toolkit in forest conservation -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Subjects: Forest canopies;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The enchanted canopy : a journey of discovery to the last unexplored frontier, the roof of the world's rainforests / by Mitchell, Andrew W.(CARDINAL)317907;
Bibliography: page 247.
Subjects: Rain forest ecology.; Forest canopy ecology.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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In the rain forest canopy / by Collard, Sneed B.(CARDINAL)207325;
Includes bibliographical references (page 41), filmography (page 41), and index.Horn Book, April 2006Library Media Connection starred, August 2006School Library Journal, May 2006Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), September 2006Wilson's Children, October 2006Presents an introduction to the rain forest, describing the diversity of plant and animal life found in a Costa Rican, and examines the impact of human exploration on the fragile ecosystem.6.53-6Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Ecology.; Ecology; Forest canopy ecology.; Forest canopy ecology; Rain forest ecology.; Rain forest ecology; Rain forests.; Rain forests;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Climbing redwood giants [videorecording] / by Coyote, Peter,narrator.(CARDINAL)348484; Donald, James,producer,director.; Fay, Mike,1956-,actor(CARDINAL)472316; Munroe, Stephanie,editor.; Rubin, John(John Michael),producer,director(CARDINAL)334438; Shillabeer Andrew,cinematographer.; Sillett, Steve,eactor.; John Rubin Productions.(CARDINAL)334436; National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.)(CARDINAL)326996; National Geographic Society (U.S.)(CARDINAL)140388; Vivendi Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Editor, Stephanie Munroe ; cinematography, Andrew Shillabeer ; narrated by Peter Coyote.Steve Sillett, Mike Fay.These giant trees stretch more than 300 feet above the ground, with hidden gardens and mysterious predators thriving within their canopy. Obsessive redwood climber Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University investigates their monster crowns, tallying biological material and discovering new record-breaking trees, while escaping falling branches and crashing trees in the process. Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay charts the redwood range.DVD, region 1, widescreen, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Science television programs.; Television programs.; Forest canopies; Redwoods; Tree climbing; Trees;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Tall, tall tree / by Fredericks, Anthony D.,author.(CARDINAL)178995; Wallace, Chad,illustrator.(CARDINAL)317170;
"High in a redwood tree is an unseen world of all kinds of animals. Readers will meet them through rhyming verses as they count them 1 to 10"--Ages 3-8.K to grade 3.AD620L
Subjects: Cloud forest animals; Forest animals; Forest canopies; Redwoods;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Life in the treetops : adventures of a woman in field biology / by Lowman, Margaret.(CARDINAL)309096;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Lowman, Margaret.; Ecologists; Women ecologists; Rain forest ecology.; Forest canopy ecology.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Layers of the rain forest / by Murray, Julie,1969-(CARDINAL)661881;
"This title explores the layers of the rain forest and what animals and plants can be found in each layer. This title is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO."--Provided by publisher.500L
Subjects: Informational works.; Readers (Publications); Biotic communities; Forest canopies; Forests and forestry; Rain forest ecology;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Can you save a tropical rain forest? : an interactive eco adventure / by Braun, Eric,1971-author.(CARDINAL)353256;
Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index."The world's tropical rain forests are being destroyed. But you can help! Navigate through three different stories in this rain forest rescue mission. With dozens of possible story outcomes, it is up to you to save the rain forests before they disappear forever. The planet needs you. Will YOU CHOOSE to help?"--Ages 8-11Grades 4-6720L
Subjects: Endangered species; Forest canopies; Plot-your-own stories.; Rain forest conservation;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Arthropods of tropical forests : spatio-temporal dynamics and resource use in the canopy / by Basset, Yves,1960-(CARDINAL)323229;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-467) and index.Canopy entomology, an expanding field of natural science / Yves Basset ... [et al.] -- Methodological advances and limitations in canopy entomology / Yves Basset ... [et al.] -- Vertical stratification of arthropod assemblages / Yves Basset ... [et al.] -- Determinants of temporal variation in community structure / Raphael K. Didham and Neil D. Springate -- Herbivore assemblages and their food resources / Vojtech Novotny, Yves Basset and Roger L. Kitching -- Distribution of ants and bark-beetles in crowns of tropical oaks / Ulrich Simon, Martin Gossner and K. Eduard Linsenmair -- Vertical and temporal diversity of a species-rich moth taxon in Borneo / Christian H. Schulze and Konrad Fiedler -- Canopy foliage structure and flight density of butterflies and birds in Sarawak / Fumito Koike and Teruyoshi Nagamitsu -- Stratification of the spider fauna in a Tanzanian forest / Line L. Sørensen -- Fauna of suspended soils in an Ongokea gore tree in Gabon / Neville N. Winchester and Valerie Behan-Pelletier -- Vertical stratification of flying insects in a Surinam lowland rain forest / Bart P.E. De Dijn -- Insect responses to general flowering in Sarawak / Takao Itioka ... [et al.] -- Arthropod assemblages across a long chronosequence in the Hawaiian Islands / Daniel S. Gruner and Dan A. Polhemus -- Seasonality of canopy beetles in Uganda / Thomas Wagner -- Seasonality and community composition of springtails in Mexican forests / José G. Palacios-Vargas and Gabriela Castaño-Meneses -- Seasonal variation of canopy arthropods in central Amazon / José Camilo Hurtadu Guerrero ... [et al.] -- Arthropod seasonality in tree crowns with different epiphyte loads / Sahine Stuntz, Ulrich Simon and Gerhard Zotz -- How do beetle assemblages respond to anthropogenic disturbance? / Andreas Floren and K. Eduard Linsenmair -- Organization of arthropod assemblages in individual African savanna trees / Karsten Mody, Henryk A. Bardorz and Eduard Linsenmair -- Flower ecology in the neotropics : a flower-ant love-hate relationship / Klaus Jaffé ... [et al.] -- Taxonomic composition and host specificity of phytophagous beetles in a dry forest in Panama / Frode Ødegaard -- Microhabitat distribution of forest grasshoppers in the Amazon / Christiane Amédégnato -- Flowering events and beetle diversity in Venezuela / Susan Kirmse, Joachim Adis and Wilfried Morawetz -- Habitat use and stratification of Collembola and oribatid mites / Andreas Prinzing and Steffen Woas -- Insect herbivores feeding on conspecific seedlings and trees / Héctor Barrios -- Hallowed hideaways : basal mites in tree hollows and allied habitats / Matthew D. Shaw and David E. Walter -- Arthropod diel activity and stratification / Yves Basset ... [et al.] -- Diel, seasonal and disturbance-induced variation in invertebrate assemblages / Timothy D. Schowalter and Lisa M. Ganio -- Tree relatedness and the similarity of insect assemblages : pushing the limits? / Roger L. Kitching, Karen L. Hurley and Lukman Thalib -- A review of mosaics of dominant ants in rainforests and plantations / Alain Dejean and Bruno Corbara -- Insect herbivores in the canopies of savannas and rainforests / Sérvio P. Ribeiro -- Canopy flowers and certainty : loose niches revisited / David W. Roubik, Shoko Sakai and Francesco Gattesco -- How polyphagous are Costa Rican dry forest saturniid caterpillars? / Daniel H. Janzen -- Influences of forest management on insects / Martin R. Speight, Jurie Intachat, Chey Vun Khen and Arthur Y.C. Chung -- Conclusion : arthropods, canopies and interpretable patterns / Yves Basset ... [et al.].
Subjects: Arthropoda; Forest canopy ecology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Discover nature close to home : things to know and things to do / by Lawlor, Elizabeth P.(CARDINAL)204351; Archer, Pat.(CARDINAL)206117;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211).Introduces the three zones of our backyard environment, the canopy, field, and forest floor, and describes the plant and animal life found there. Includes simple experiments and activities.
Subjects: Environmental education.; Forest animals; Forest canopies; Forest plants; Nature study;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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