[PDF][PDF] Dynamics of Brazilian Caatinga–A review concerning the plants, environment and people

E de Lima Araújo, CC de Castro… - Functional …, 2007 - researchgate.net
The Caatinga is a xerophyte, deciduous plant formation that occupies more than 50% of the
northeastern region of Brazil (approximately 800.000 km2). This formation presents a high …

A review of plant phenology in South and Central America

LPC Morellato, MGG Camargo, E Gressler - Phenology: an integrative …, 2013 - Springer
Phenology has established its status as an integrative environmental science and as a key
component for climate change research. We aim to present a review of phenological …

Research Priorities for Neotropical Dry Forests1

GA Sánchez‐Azofeifa, M Quesada… - … : The Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of the human and biophysical dimensions of tropical dry forest change
and its cumulative effects is still in the early stages of academic discovery. The papers in this …

[图书][B] Seasonally dry tropical forests: ecology and conservation

R Dirzo - 2011 - books.google.com
Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as
tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered …

Bosques tropicales secos de la región Pacífico Ecuatorial: diversidad, estructura, funcionamiento e implicaciones para la conservación.

CI Espinosa, M De la Cruz, AL Luzuriaga… - …, 2012 - revistaecosistemas.net
Bosques tropicales secos de la región Pacífico Ecuatorial: diversidad, estructura,
funcionamiento e implicaciones para la conservación. | Ecosistemas Navegación principal …

Water dynamics at the ecosystem level in seasonally dry tropical forests

M Maass, A Burgos - Seasonally dry tropical forests: ecology and …, 2011 - Springer
Water availability is one of the most important factors controlling species distribution in
terrestrial ecosystems (Holdridge 1967). Organisms have developed remarkable …

Synchrony, compensatory dynamics, and the functional trait basis of phenological diversity in a tropical dry forest tree community: effects of rainfall seasonality

JR Lasky, M Uriarte, R Muscarella - Environmental Research …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Interspecific variation in phenology is a key axis of functional diversity, potentially mediating
how communities respond to climate change. The diverse drivers of phenology act across …

Flowering patterns in a seasonal tropical lowland forest in western Amazonia

PR Stevenson, MC Castellanos, AI Cortés, A Link - Biotropica, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The phenological behavior of many tropical plant species is highly dependent on rainfall, but
these plants may also respond to changes in photoperiod. Without a better knowledge of the …

Reproductive phenology of useful Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest trees: Guiding patterns for seed collection and plant propagation in nurseries

AL Luna-Nieves, JA Meave, LPC Morellato… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The propagation in nurseries of native plant species potentially useful for agroforestry,
silvopastoral and restoration programs is hindered by an inadequate supply of high quality …

Floristics and biogeography of vegetation in seasonally dry tropical regions

KG Dexter, B Smart, C Baldauf… - International Forestry …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
To provide an inter-continental overview of the floristics and biogeography of drought-
adapted tropical vegetation formations, we compiled a dataset of inventory plots in South …