Verkkothe forest canopy creates microclimates through attenuating and buffering variation in climatic conditions, creating vertical gradients of mean. Verkkoa brilliant naturalist's account of his journey to the top of the world's rainforests, the earth's last exotic frontier. Verkkorainforests are the most complex, productive, dynamic and diverse places on earth. In this stunning volume these largely unexplored ecosystems are revealed through. Verkkoa few case studies illustrate how canopy access methods can inspire innovative approaches to conservation, especially in tropical forests where. Verkkoanalyses from the humid forests of borneo suggest that while selective logging can significantly impact forest canopies and productivity (pfeifer. Describes the animals, insects, and flora that populate the rainforest canopy that stretches over eight percent of the earth's surface A journey of discovery to the last unexplored frontier, the roof of the world's rainforests : Verkkoa daring treetop experiment is yielding key insights into the fate of sensitive rainforest plants as air pollution rises.