CHAPTER 4. Tropical Forest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Preface xvii
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. CHAPTER 1. Perceptions of Tropical Forests and Natural Regeneration 1
7. CHAPTER 2. Ancient Human Legacies in Tropical Forest Landscapes 12
8. CHAPTER 3. Landscape Transformation and Tropical Forest Regeneration through Prehistory 33
9. CHAPTER 4. Tropical Forest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes 55
10. CHAPTER 5. Successional Pathways and Forest Transformations 73
11. CHAPTER 6. Tropical Forest Succession on Newly Created Substrates 97
12. CHAPTER 7. Forest Regeneration following Agricultural Land Uses 111
13. CHAPTER 8. Forest Regeneration following Hurricanes and Fires 127
14. CHAPTER 9. Forest Regeneration following Selective Logging and Land-Use Synergisms 146
15. CHAPTER 10. Functional Traits and Community Assembly during Secondary Succession 167
16. CHAPTER 11. Recovery of Ecosystem Functions during Forest Regeneration 196
17. CHAPTER 12. Animal Diversity and Plant-Animal Interactions in Regenerating Forests 219
18. CHAPTER 13. Tropical Reforestation Pathways 245
19. CHAPTER 14. Regenerating Forests in Tropical Landscapes 274
20. CHAPTER 15. Synthesis: The Promise of Tropical Forest Regeneration in an Age of Deforestation 304
21. References 317
22. Index 429