Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, "Tropical Rainforests" looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of tropical rainforest communities. Featuring recent advances in paleoecology, climatology, geology, molecular systematics, biogeography, and community ecology, the volume also offers insights from those fields into how rainforests will endure the impact of anthropogenic change. With more than sixty contributors, "Tropical Rainforests" will be...

This document details the objectives of this inventory which were as follows: 1) Intensively sample the original Grinnell-Storer transect sites in Yosemite National Park to document presence/absence and distribution for primarily non-volant small mammals, amphibians, and reptiles; 2) To the extent possible, replicate Grinnell-Storer bird surveys at these same sites; 3) Determine the current status of species that, based on the limited prior records, were either considered rare or of unknown status; and 4) Compare the Grinnell-era and modern data to document changes in distribution.