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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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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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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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It's a jungle up there : more tales from the treetops / by Lowman, Margaret.(CARDINAL)309096; Burgess, Edward,1985-(CARDINAL)309095; Burgess, James,1987-(CARDINAL)309094;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-283) and index.Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, Edward and James Burgess. This book recounts their family adventures in remote parts of the world (Samoa, West Africa, Peru, Panama, India, Biosphere 2, and others), from the perspectives of both kids and parent. Together they explore tropical rain forests, encounter anacondas and piranhas, eat crickets as hors d'oeuvres, discover new species, and nurture a family ethic for conservation. The chapters of the book focus on field biology questions, the canopy access methods developed to answer the questions, and conservation or education components of each expedition. Lowman enumerates the challenges and joys of juggling parenthood and career, and the children reflect on how their mom's work has affected their lives. A rollicking, inspiring book, It's a Jungle Up There is an upbeat portrayal of how a parent's career can imprint children, and how children in turn can influence the success and trajectory of their parent's career.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Lowman, Margaret.; Ecologists; Women ecologists; Rain forest ecology.; Forest canopy ecology.; Environmental education.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The forest in the trees / by McLennan, Connie,author.(CARDINAL)329508;
Includes bibliographical references.Age 3-7.K to Grade 3.1070LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Coast redwood; Coast redwood; Forest canopy ecology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The leaf detective : how Margaret Lowman uncovered secrets in the rainforest / by Lang, Heather,1966-author.(CARDINAL)401567; Christy, Jana,illustrator.(CARDINAL)530930;
Includes bibliographical references."Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world above her head. The colors, the branches, and, most of all, the leaves and mysterious organisms living there. As a scientist, Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rain forest tree canopies-- and to be the first scientist to do so. But she encountered challenge after challenge. Male teachers would not let her into their classrooms, the high canopy was difficult to get to, and worst of all, people were logging and clearing the forests. Meg never gave up or gave in. She studied, invented, and persevered, not only creating a future for herself as a scientist, but making sure that the rainforests had a future as well."--860LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Lowman, Margaret; Ecologists; Forest canopy ecology; Rain forest ecology; Women ecologists;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 23
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The arbornaut [large print] : a life discovering the eighth continent in the trees above us / by Lowman, Margaret,author.(CARDINAL)309096; Kim, Na(Illustrator),illustrator.; Earle, Sylvia A.,1935-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)151267;
Foreword / by Sylvia A. Earle -- Ten tips of field biology for every aspiring astronaut -- Prologue: How to see the world tree (and what that means for the forest) -- From wildflower to wallflower : a girl naturalist in rural America -- Becoming a forest detective : first encounter with temperate trees from New England to Scotland -- One hundred feet in the air : finding a way to study leaves in the Australian rain forests -- Who ate my leaves? : tracking -- and discovering! -- Australian insects -- Dieback in the outback : juggling marriage and investigations of gum tree death in Australia's sheep country -- Hitting the glass canopy : how Strangler figs and Tall poppies taught me to survive as a woman in science -- Arbornauts for a week : citizen scientists explore the Amazon jungles -- Tiger tracks, tree leopards, and Vedippala fruits : exporting my toolkit to train arbornauts in India -- A treetop bioblitz : counting 1,659 species in Malysia's tropical forests in ten days -- Building trust between priests and arbornauts : saving the forests of Ethiopia, one church at a time -- Classrooms in the sky -- for everyone! : wheelchairs and water bears in the treetops -- Can we save our last, best forests? : promoting conservation through Mission Green."Welcome to the eighth continent! As a graduate student exploring the rain forests of Australia, Meg Lowman realized that she couldn't monitor her beloved leaves using any of the usual methods. So she put together a climbing kit: she sewed a harness from an old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet of rope, and found a tool belt for her pencils and rulers. Up she went, into the trees. Forty years later, Lowman remains one of the world's foremost arbornauts, known as the "real-life Lorax." She planned one of the first treetop walkways and helps create more of these bridges through the eighth continent all over the world. With a voice as infectious in its enthusiasm as it is practical in its optimism, The Arbornaut chronicles Lowman's irresistible story. From climbing solo hundreds of feet into the air in Australia's rain forests to measuring tree growth in the northeastern United States, from searching the redwoods of the Pacific coast for new life to studying leaf eaters in Scotland's Highlands, from conducting a BioBlitz in Malaysia to conservation planning in India and collaborating with priests to save Ethiopia's last forests, Lowman launches us into the life and work of a field scientist, ecologist, and conservationist. She offers hope, specific plans, and recommendations for action; despite devastation across the world, through trees, we can still make an immediate and lasting impact against climate change." --
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Large print books.; Lowman, Margaret.; Plant ecologists; Botanists; Women botanists; Rain forest ecology; Forest canopy ecology;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The arbornaut : a life discovering the eighth continent in the trees above us / by Lowman, Margaret,author.(CARDINAL)309096; Earle, Sylvia A.,1935-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)151267;
From wildflower to wallflower : a girl naturalist in rural America -- Becoming a forest detective : first encounter with temperate trees from New England to Scotland -- One hundred feet in the air : finding a way to study leaves in the Australian rain forests -- Who ate my leaves? : tracking--and discovering!--Australian insects -- Dieback in the outback : juggling marriage and investigations of gum tree death in Australia's sheep country -- Hitting the glass canopy : how Strangler figs and Tall poppies taught me to survive as a woman in science -- Arbornauts for a week : citizen scientists explore the Amazon jungles -- Tiger tracks, tree leopards, and Vedippala fruits : exporting my toolkit to train arbornauts in India -- A treetop bioblitz : counting 1,659 species in Malysia's tropical forests in ten days -- Building trust between priests and arbornauts : saving the forests of Ethiopia, one church at a time -- Classrooms in the sky--for everyone! : wheelchairs and water bears in the treetops -- Can we save our last, best forests? : promoting conservation through Mission Green."Biologist, botanist, and conservationist Meg Lowman--aka 'CanopyMeg'--takes us on an adventure into the 'eighth continent' of the world's treetops, along her journey as a tree scientist, and into climate action."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Lowman, Margaret.; Botanists; Forest canopy ecology; Plant ecologists; Rain forest ecology; Women scientists;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 25
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The most beautiful roof in the world : exploring the rainforest canopy / by Lasky, Kathryn.(CARDINAL)351864; Knight, Christopher G.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)510962;
Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.1080LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Lowman, Margaret; Ecologists; Ecology; Forest canopy ecology; Plant ecologists; Rain forest ecology; Rain forest ecology; Rain forests;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 18
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