Erica Schwarz CARSON:“carson_index” — 2008/5/27 — 14:41 — page 493 — #3Index493pervasive and strong 155
expected decay curve under niche assembly 156,
156
fungal propagules
abundant in air column immediately following
rainfall 258, 258
infection rate increases as foliage matures 259
infection rate mid- and late wet seasons 258
gap dependence in woody species 109–10
continuum of response, trees and shrubs 110
growth–survival trade-offs 169
habitat specialization 112
high demographic variability 110 ,111
information on seed-to-seedling stage 108
liana diversity and abundance 395
linear decay in community similarity over time
156, 156
remarkable dynamism over last 25 years
154, 154
changes not purely successional 154
distribution of intrinsic rates of increase 154,
155
lack of evidence for density- and frequency
dependence 155, 155
sapling census in canopy gap/non-gap sites 201
seed limitation and coexistence of pioneer species
242–53
seedling relative growth rate 165 , 168–9
seedling survivorship and rank reversals 167,
168, 168
successional dynamics 397
tree diversity relatively low 100 ,103
treefall gaps 398
vascular plant flora 203, 203
viability of seeds sieved from soil 247
Begonia, insight into phylogenetics and time of
diversification 56
beta-diversity 3–4, 11–13
estimation based on species abundance 14
beta-diversity patterns, niche-assembly theory
predictions 19
biodiversity 478–9, 479
changes in at all scales 11–12
limited knowledge of scaling properties of 12
little attention to promoting/streamlining scientific
research 431
maintenance of in fragmented landscapes 7
retention in multifunctional landscapes 477
uses of 430
see alsoConvention on Biological Diversity (CBD);
International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups
(ICBG)
biodiversity corridor concept 469, 476, 477
biodiversity loss 317
biodiversity numberθseeFisher’sα
biodiversity protection through PES 482
biogeographic connections, change at long time
scales 80
biological control with endophytic fungi 265
biome areas 36, 38 , 39 ,40
estimating histories of 35–6
size through time 35, 37
biomes
boreal
defined 35
depauperate in tree species 36 ,42
effects of productivity negligible 42
temperate moist forest 35
biopiracy 430, 438
bioprospecting 265, 429–41
barriers to collaboration 436, 437
laboratories not internationally
competitive 436
legal problems 436
beneficial for developing countries? 432
present model weak 432
combined with technology transfer and
training 435
and Convention on Biological
Diversity 430–1
an economic use of biodiversity 430
funding for developing country researchers 436
future of bioprospecting research 438
linked with economic development 435–6
developing countries expect new jobs 435
extension of model slow 436
initial steps 435–6
potential to contribute to human health 438
and tropical forest conservation 7
see alsoPanama ICBG
biotic barriers hypothesis 418–19, 420
runs counter to invasiveness–enemy release
hypothesis 419
biotic resistance, to exotic invaders 410
Brazil, designating new Amazonian protected areas
467–8
indigenous groups hold large land titles 481
new conservation units 469
intensive use, limited use and Extractive
Reserves 468