Global tropical dry forest extent and cover: A comparative study of bioclimatic definitions using two climatic data sets. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 There is a debate concerning the definition and extent of tropical dry forest biome and vegetation type at a global spatial scale. We identify the potential extent of the tropical dry forest biome based on bioclimatic definitions and climatic data sets ...
Jonathan Pando Ocón +7 more
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Diversity, above-ground biomass, and vegetation patterns in a tropical dry forest in Kimbi-Fungom National Park, Cameroon [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Research highlights: This study is one of few detailed analyses of plant diversity and vegetation patterns in African dry forests. We established permanent plots to characterize plant diversity, above-ground biomass, and vegetation patterns in a tropical
Moses N. Sainge +2 more
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Revison of Metaplagia Coquillett (Diptera: Tachinidae) with description of five new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 We revise the genus Metaplagia Coquillett, 1895 and describe five new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. All new species were reared from an ongoing inventory of wild-caught caterpillars spanning a variety of ...
AJ Fleming +4 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Tropical dry forest is one of the most threatened ecosystems, and it is disappearing at an alarming rate. Shifting cultivation is commonly cited as a driver of tropical dry forest loss, although it helps to maintain the forest coverage but with less ...
Yan Gao +3 more
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Brazilian tropical dry forest (Caatinga) in the spotlight: an overview of species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces (Eurotiales) and the description of P. vascosobrinhous sp. nov. [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2020 A literature-based checklist of species of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Talaromyces recorded in the Brazilian tropical dry forest (Caatinga), the largest tropical dry forest region in South America, is provided.
Renan do Nascimento Barbosa +6 more
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Spatiotemporal changes in biomass after selective logging in a lowland tropical rainforest in peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
, 2021 We studied biomass changes in a lowland tropical rain forest in the Pasoh Forest Reserve of Peninsular Malaysia after selective logging in 1958. A tree census was undertaken every 2 years from 1998 to 2012 in a 6-ha logged forest plot.
Eng, Seng Quah +9 more
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Changes in Coleopteran assemblages over a successional chronosequence in a Mexican tropical dry forest [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Coleopterans are the most diverse animal group on Earth and constitute good indicators of environmental change. However, little information is available about Coleopteran communities’ responses to disturbance and land-use change.
Edison A. Díaz-Álvarez +3 more
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Long-term impacts of mid-Holocene drier climatic conditions on Bolivian tropical dry forests [PDF]
, 2020 The Bolivian Chiquitano dry forest is the largest block of intact seasonally dry tropical forest in South America and is a priority ecoregion for conservation due to its high threat status.
Mayle, Francis E. +2 more
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Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2021 Currently, there is no precise information on the degree of transformation of Tropical Andes hotspot landscape and native ecosystems due to the intensification of agricultural and urban land-use.
Rodríguez-Echeverry James +1 more
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Agents of Forest Disturbance in the Argentine Dry Chaco
Remote Sensing, 2022 Forest degradation in the tropics is a widespread, yet poorly understood phenomenon. This is particularly true for tropical and subtropical dry forests, where a variety of disturbances, both natural and anthropogenic, affect forest canopies.
Teresa De Marzo +3 more
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