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The biodiversity cost of carbon sequestration in tropical savanna. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Adv, 2017
Forest expansion into Brazilian savanna due to fire suppression causes precipitous species loss.
Abreu RCR   +5 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Lipid concentration and composition in xylem sap of woody angiosperms from a tropical savanna and a seasonal rainforest [PDF]

open access: yesPlant Diversity
Lipids may play an important role in preventing gas embolisms by coating nanobubbles in xylem sap. Few studies on xylem sap lipids have been reported for temperate plants, and it remain unclear whether sap lipids have adaptational significance in ...
Ling-Bo Huang   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields tree cover needs calibrating in tropical savannas [PDF]

open access: yesBiogeosciences, 2022
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Vegetation Continuous Fields (MODIS VCF) Earth observation product is widely used to estimate forest cover changes and to parameterize vegetation and Earth system models and as a reference for validation ...
R. Adzhar   +20 more
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EVALUATING THE SEPARABILITY BETWEEN DRY TROPICAL FORESTS AND SAVANNA WOODLANDS IN THE BRAZILIAN SAVANNA USING LANDSAT DENSE IMAGE TIME SERIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022
The Brazilian Savanna is the second largest biogeographical region in Brazil and present different vegetation types, consisting mostly of tropical savannas, grasslands, and forests.
H. N. Bendini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact assessment of Striga resistant maize varieties and fertilizer use in Ghana: A panel analysis

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, 2023
This study analyzes the impact of a component of climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) technology—Striga‐resistant maize (SRM) varieties and mineral fertilizer—on maize yield and food security using two rounds of panel data in Ghana.
Edward Martey   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tropical and subtropical streams: A synthesis

open access: yesWater Biology and Security, 2023
Tropical and sub-tropical streams harbor great biodiversity and are responsible for crucial ecosystem services. Intending to contribute to the understanding of how anthropogenic stressors and pressures alter functional or taxonomic diversity in biotic ...
Robert M. Hughes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A dataset of meteorological observations at Yuanjiang Savanna Ecosystem Research Station, Yunnan Province (2011 – 2020)

open access: yes中国科学数据, 2022
The long-term meteorological observations plays an important role in studying the change mechanism of ecosystem functions and establishing environmental prediction models in the context of global warming.
SUN Chenna   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tropical savannas and dry forests [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent 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.
Pennington, RT   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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