Woody plant diversity, evolution, and ecology in the tropics: perspectives from seasonally dry tropical forests
RT Pennington, M Lavin… - Annual Review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
This review suggests that the ecology and patchy global distribution of seasonally dry
tropical forest (SDTF) has distinctively structured the evolutionary history and biogeography …
tropical forest (SDTF) has distinctively structured the evolutionary history and biogeography …
Legume nodulation: a global perspective
JI Sprent - 2009 - books.google.com
This important book provides a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the
world's leguminous plants and their symbiotic bacteria. Written by Professor Janet Sprent, a …
world's leguminous plants and their symbiotic bacteria. Written by Professor Janet Sprent, a …
Plant diversity patterns in neotropical dry forests and their conservation implications
Seasonally dry tropical forests are distributed across Latin America and the Caribbean and
are highly threatened, with less than 10% of their original extent remaining in many …
are highly threatened, with less than 10% of their original extent remaining in many …
Diversity and evolution of flowering plants of the Caatinga domain
Abstract The Caatinga Domain (CD) in northeastern Brazil harbors the largest and most
continuous expanse of the seasonally dry tropical forest and woodland biome (SDTFW) in …
continuous expanse of the seasonally dry tropical forest and woodland biome (SDTFW) in …
Medicinal plant use in two Andean communities located at different altitudes in the Bolívar Province, Peru
M Monigatti, RW Bussmann, CS Weckerle - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The study documents current medicinal plant
knowledge and use in two Andean communities and depicts the dynamic nature of …
knowledge and use in two Andean communities and depicts the dynamic nature of …
Evolutionary islands in the Andes: persistence and isolation explain high endemism in Andean dry tropical forests
Abstract Aim The tropical Andes are a world biodiversity hotspot. With diverse biomes and
dramatic, geologically recent mountain uplift, they offer a system to study the relative …
dramatic, geologically recent mountain uplift, they offer a system to study the relative …
Mapping tree species vulnerability to multiple threats as a guide to restoration and conservation of tropical dry forests
Understanding the vulnerability of tree species to anthropogenic threats is important for the
efficient planning of restoration and conservation efforts. We quantified and compared the …
efficient planning of restoration and conservation efforts. We quantified and compared the …
Identity and relationships of the Arboreal Caatinga among other floristic units of seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) of north‐eastern and Central Brazil
RM Santos, AT Oliveira‐Filho, PV Eisenlohr… - Ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The tree species composition of seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) in north‐eastern and
central Brazil is analyzed to address the following hypotheses:(1) variations in species …
central Brazil is analyzed to address the following hypotheses:(1) variations in species …
Forgotten forests-issues and prospects in biome mapping using Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests as a case study
Abstract Background South America is one of the most species diverse continents in the
world. Within South America diversity is not distributed evenly at both local and continental …
world. Within South America diversity is not distributed evenly at both local and continental …
Environmental and historical controls of floristic composition across the South American Dry Diagonal
Aim The aim of this study was to test the role of environmental factors and spatially
autocorrelated processes, such as historical fragmentation and dispersal limitation, in …
autocorrelated processes, such as historical fragmentation and dispersal limitation, in …