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Inserting Tropical Dry Forests Into the Discussion on Biome Transitions in the Tropics

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Tropical moist forests and savannas are iconic biomes. There is, however, a third principal biome in the lowland tropics that is less well known: tropical dry forest.
Kyle G. Dexter, Kyle G. Dexter, R. Toby Pennington, R. Toby Pennington, Ary T. Oliveira-Filho, Marcelo L. Bueno, Pedro L. Silva de Miranda, Danilo M. Neves, Danilo M. Neves   +8 more
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See the forest not the trees! Ecosystem-based assessment of response, resilience, and scope for growth of global forests

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Anthropogenic activities are degrading forest health globally. Detection of changes in forest growth rates is possible with field measures of total net primary productivity (tNpp), however, assessing forest adaptive capacity was historically challenging ...
Angela M. Klock, Kristiina A. Vogt, Daniel J. Vogt, John G. Gordon, Jason J. Scullion, Asep S. Suntana, Korena K. Mafune, Ann Y. Polyakov, Stephan J. Gmur, Carrol Gómez de la Rosa   +9 more
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DIOECISM IN TROPICAL FOREST TREES [PDF]

Evolution, 1975
The existence of dioecism among angiosperms is universally acknowledged, yet is poorly understood both from the ecological and evolutionary points of view. The reason for this hiatus might be that some have believed the relative proportion of dioecious taxa to be low (Yamplosky and Yamplosky, 1922; Lewis, 1942), while others have felt that since the ...
K S, Bawa, P A, Opler
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Arthropod Diversity in a Tropical Forest [PDF]

Science, 2012
Assessing Creepy Crawlies Arthropods are the most diverse group of terrestrial animal species, yet estimates of the total number of arthropod species have varied widely, especially for tropical forests. Basset et al.
Basset, Yves, Cizek, Lukas, Cuénoud, Philippe, Didham, Raphael K, Guilhaumon, François, Missa, Olivier, Novotny, Vojtech, Ødegaard, Frode, Roslin, Tomas, Schmidl, Jürgen, Tishechkin, Alexey K, Winchester, Neville N, Roubik, David W, Aberlenc, Henri-Pierre, Bail, Johannes, Barrios, Héctor, Bridle, Jon R, Castaño-Meneses, Gabriela, Corbara, Bruno, Curletti, Gianfranco, Duarte da Rocha, Wesley, de Bakker, Domir, Delabie, Jacques H C, Dejean, Alain, Fagan, Laura L, Floren, Andreas, Kitching, Roger L, Medianero, Enrique, Miller, Scott E, Gama de Oliveira, Evandro, Orivel, Jérôme, Pollet, Marc, Rapp, Mathieu, Ribeiro, Sérvio P, Roisin, Yves, Schmidt, Jesper B, Sørensen, Line, Leponce, Maurice   +37 more
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The importance of old secondary forests for understory birds in the tropical Andes

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Deforestation is perhaps the greatest threat to tropical biodiversity. Anyway, extensive areas in the tropics have naturally regenerated and become secondary forests, which might mitigate biodiversity loss.
Angela M. Vargas-Daza, Juan F. Betancurt-Grisales, Gabriel J. Castaño-Villa, Francisco E. Fontúrbel   +3 more
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Soil seed banks along elevational gradients in tropical, subtropical and subalpine forests in Yunnan Province, southwest China

Plant Diversity, 2017
Soil seed banks are a vital part of ecosystems and influence community dynamics and regeneration. Although soil seed banks in different habitats have been reported, how soil seed banks vary with elevational gradients in different climatic zones is still ...
Xiaqin Luo, Min Cao, Min Zhang, Xiaoyang Song, Jieqiong Li, Akihiro Nakamura, Roger Kitching   +6 more
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Beyond Tropical Storms: Understanding Disturbance and Forest Dynamics

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Most of the knowledge of tropical storm effects on forests is from studies conducted in reserves and protected areas. Effects on other settings such as urban forests, coastal forests, and in landscapes with mixed land uses and covers are, comparatively ...
Tamara Heartsill-Scalley, Tania López-Marrero   +1 more
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Climate seasonality limits leaf carbon assimilation and wood productivity in tropical forests [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2016
The seasonal climate drivers of the carbon cycle in tropical forests remain poorly known, although these forests account for more carbon assimilation and storage than any other terrestrial ecosystem. Based on a unique combination of seasonal pan-tropical
F. H. Wagner, B. Hérault, D. Bonal, C. Stahl, L. O. Anderson, T. R. Baker, G. S. Becker, H. Beeckman, D. Boanerges Souza, P. C. Botosso, D. M. J. S. Bowman, A. Bräuning, B. Brede, F. I. Brown, J. J. Camarero, P. B. Camargo, F. C. G. Cardoso, F. A. Carvalho, W. Castro, R. K. Chagas, J. Chave, E. N. Chidumayo, D. A. Clark, F. R. C. Costa, C. Couralet, P. H. da Silva Mauricio, H. Dalitz, V. R. de Castro, J. E. de Freitas Milani, E. C. de Oliveira, L. de Souza Arruda, J.-L. Devineau, D. M. Drew, O. Dünisch, G. Durigan, E. Elifuraha, M. Fedele, L. Ferreira Fedele, A. Figueiredo Filho, C. A. G. Finger, A. C. Franco, J. L. Freitas Júnior, F. Galvão, A. Gebrekirstos, R. Gliniars, P. M. L. D. A. Graça, A. D. Griffiths, J. Grogan, K. Guan, J. Homeier, M. R. Kanieski, L. K. Kho, J. Koenig, S. V. Kohler, J. Krepkowski, J. P. Lemos-Filho, D. Lieberman, M. E. Lieberman, C. S. Lisi, T. Longhi Santos, J. L. López Ayala, E. E. Maeda, Y. Malhi, V. R. B. Maria, M. C. M. Marques, R. Marques, H. Maza Chamba, L. Mbwambo, K. L. L. Melgaço, H. A. Mendivelso, B. P. Murphy, J. J. O'Brien, S. F. Oberbauer, N. Okada, R. Pélissier, L. D. Prior, F. A. Roig, M. Ross, D. R. Rossatto, V. Rossi, L. Rowland, E. Rutishauser, H. Santana, M. Schulze, D. Selhorst, W. R. Silva, M. Silveira, S. Spannl, M. D. Swaine, J. J. Toledo, M. M. Toledo, M. Toledo, T. Toma, M. Tomazello Filho, J. I. Valdez Hernández, J. Verbesselt, S. A. Vieira, G. Vincent, C. Volkmer de Castilho, F. Volland, M. Worbes, M. L. B. Zanon, L. E. O. C. Aragão   +102 more
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Focus on tropical dry forest ecosystems and ecosystem services in the face of global change

Environmental Research Letters, 2018
Tropical dry forests are distinct from wet and moist tropical forests by the presence of a strong dry season. This collection of papers explores the unique biodiversity, plant functional traits, coupling between carbon and water cycles, and threats to ...
Jennifer S Powers, Xue Feng, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, David Medvigy   +3 more
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Early ecological outcomes of assisted natural regeneration are strongly site-dependent: Evidence from the Philippines

Environmental Challenges
Assisted natural regeneration (ANR) offers a promising strategy to restore native vegetation after deforestation or severe degradation. However, limited studies have evaluated its ecological impacts, especially across growth stages and incorporating ...
Tomiwa V. Oluwajuwon, Robin L. Chazdon, Liz Ota, Nestor Gregorio, John Herbohn   +4 more
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