Contents

**Preface IX**


Chapter 5 **Analysis of Precipitation and Evapotranspiration in Atlantic Rainforest Remnants in Southeastern Brazil from Remote Sensing Data 93** Gabriel de Oliveira, Elisabete C. Moraes, Nathaniel A. Brunsell, Yosio E. Shimabukuro, Luiz E.O.C. Aragão, Guilherme A.V. Mataveli and

Thiago V. dos Santos

Chapter 6 **Ecological and Environmental Aspects of Nutrient Cycling in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil 113** Márcio Viera, Marcos Vinicius Winckler Caldeira, Franciele Francisca Marmentini Rovani and Kallil Chaves Castro
