Tropical environments comprise a major sub-system of the ecosystem and events occuring in these systems necessarily have a global impact. Therefore an understanding of how tropical ecosystems function is becoming increasingly urgent for environmental issues and economic development. This text presents a comprehensive introduction to the complex systems of the tropics. Covering a broad, cross-regional range of humid through to semi-arid tropical climate zones, the book features case studies drawn from throughout the tropical world. The book tackles the major problems within the tropics, from...