Learning Materials
During this course, we expect that you will access a variety of additional materials. At its simplest, you may want to look up a particular term, phenomenon or species, and wherever possible we have provided links for you to do so. Many of these rely on the online encyclopedia “Wikipedia”. While sometimes incorrect, and continuously being updated, this medium provides a useful source of additional information, particularly in relation to specific organisms.
Associated with each module, you will find a variety of suggested sources of further information. Some of these will be references to textbooks and journal articles, some of which may require access to a library. Wherever possible, we have used freely available online materials for the required and strongly recommended reading. In addition, we have referenced many of the statements made throughout the course. These references are to journal articles, books and other materials, and you will need access to a good library (such as the University of British Columbia) to read this material.
We also provide links to a range of online video material. In tropical forests, is often very difficult to see and photograph particular organisms. Trees are large and their leaves may be many meters above the ground. The crowns themselves may be obscured by epiphytes and trees in the lower canopy. The birds and animals in the canopy can often be heard, but many times go unseen. In addition, many are nocturnal. Specialist videographers have made a profession of collecting video of some of the more difficult and rarer aspects of tropical forests, and we have sought out this material for this course. The amount of material is currently quite limited due to copyright restrictions and the interpretation of these. However, material will gradually be added as copyright clearance is obtained.
Textbooks and Other Major Sources
Ashton, P. 2014. On the forests of tropical Asia. Lest the memory fade. London, UK: Kew Publishing. 670 pp.
Bermingham, E., Dick, C.W. and Moritz, C. (eds.) 2005. Tropical Rainforests. Past, present and future. Chicago, Illinois, USA: University of Chicago Press. 745 pp.
Bruijnzeel, L.A., Scatena, F.N. and Hamilton, L.S. (eds.) 2010. Tropical montane cloud forests. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 740 pp.
Bullock, S.H., Mooney, H.A. and Medina, E. (eds.) 1995. Seasonally dry tropical forests. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 450pp.
Cardoso da Silva, J.M., Leal, I.R. and Tabarelli, M. (eds.) 2017. Caatinga. The largest tropical dry forest region in South America. Cham, Switzerland, Springer Nature. 482 pp.
Carson, W.P. and Schnitzer, S.A. (eds.) 2008. Tropical forest community ecology. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. 517 pp.
Chazdon, R.L. and Whitmore, T.C. (eds.) 2002. Foundations of tropical forest biology. Classic papers with commentaries. Chicago, Illinois, USA: University of Chicago Press. 862 pp.
Corlett, R.T. 2019. The ecology of tropical East Asia. 3rd edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 320 pp.
**Corlett, R.T. and Primack, R.B. 2011. Tropical Rain Forests. An ecological and biogeographical comparison. 2nd edition. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. 326 pp.
Dirzo, R., Young, H.S., Mooney, H.A., and Ceballos, G. (eds.) 2011. Seasonally dry tropical forests. Ecology and conservation. Washington DC, USA: Island Press. 392 pp.
Ghazoul, J. 2016. Dipterocarp biology, ecology, and conservation. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 307 pp.
*Ghazoul, J. and Sheil, D. 2010. Tropical rain forest ecology, diversity, and conservation. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 516 pp.
Hammond, D.S. (ed.) 2005. Tropical forests of the Guiana Shield. Ancient forests in a modern world. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing. 528 pp.
Hazebroek, H.P., Adlin, T.Z. and Sinun, W. 2012. Danum Valley. The Rain Forest. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Natural History Publications (Borneo). 568 pp.
Kricher, J. 2011. Tropical ecology. Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press.
Lüttge, U. 2008. Physiological ecology of tropical plants. 2nd edition. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. 458 pp.
Malhi, Y. and Phillips, O.L. 2005. Tropical forests and global atmospheric change. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 260 pp.
Osborne, P.L. 2000. Tropical ecosystems and ecological concepts. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 464 pp.
Morley, R.J. 2000. Origin and evolution of tropical rain forests. Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons. 362 pp.
**Richards, P.W. 1996. The tropical rain forest. 2nd edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University press. 575 pp.
Sánchez-Azofeifa, A., Powers, J.S., Fernandes, G.W. and Quesada, M. (eds.) 2014. Tropical dry forests in the Americas. Ecology, conservation, and management. Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press. 538 pp.
Sapp, J. 2016. Coexistence. The ecology and evolution of tropical biodiversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 275 pp.
*Whitmore, T.C. 1998. An introduction to tropical rain forests. 2nd edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University press. 282 pp.
*Required reading
**Strongly recommended reading
Please see module readings for a complete list of required and optional readings for each learning module.
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