Tropical savannas and dry forests [PDF]
Current Biology, 2018 In the tropics, research, conservation and public attention focus on rain forests, but this neglects that half of the global tropics have a seasonally dry climate. These regions are home to dry forests and savannas (Figures 1 and 2), and are the focus of this Primer. The attention given to rain forests is understandable.
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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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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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Improved household living standards can restore dry tropical forests [PDF]
Biotropica, 2021 AbstractDespite multiple approaches over the last several decades to harmonize conservation and development goals in the tropics, forest‐dependent households remain the poorest in the world. Durable housing and alternatives to fuelwood for cooking are critical needs to reduce multi‐dimensional poverty.
Ruth DeFries +7 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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Quantifying responses of dung beetles to fire disturbance in tropical forests:the importance of trapping method and seasonality [PDF]
, 2011 Understanding how biodiversity responds to environmental changes is essential to provide the evidence-base that underpins conservation initiatives. The present study provides a standardized comparison between unbaited flight intercept traps (FIT) and ...
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Nutrition of tree species in tropical dry forest and rainforest environments
Revista Ceres, 2020 Knowledge of the nutritional efficiency of species can help revegetation of forest areas, guiding the use of species that best adapt to environmental humidity, altitude and diversity.
Weydson Nyllys Cavalcante Raulino +5 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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Observed and simulated local climate responses to tropical deforestation
Environmental Research Letters, 2023 Tropical deforestation has local and regional effects on climate, but the sign and magnitude of these effects are still poorly constrained. Here we used satellite observations to evaluate the local land surface temperature and precipitation response to ...
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Seasonal variation in soil and plant water potentials in a Bolivian tropical moist and dry forest [PDF]
, 2010 We determined seasonal variation in soil matric potentials (¿soil) along a topographical gradient and with soil depth in a Bolivian tropical dry (1160 mm y-1 rain) and moist forest (1580 mm y-1).
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