Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: Ecology, Conservation, and ManagementArturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Jennifer S. Powers, Geraldo W. Fernandes, Mauricio Quesada CRC Press, 29 de ago. de 2013 - 556 páginas Under threat from natural and human disturbance, tropical dry forests are the most endangered ecosystem in the tropics, yet they rarely receive the scientific or conservation attention they deserve. In a comprehensive overview, Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: Ecology, Conservation, and Management examines new approaches for data sampling and analysis using remote sensing technology, discusses new ecological and econometric methods, and critically evaluates the socio-economic pressures that these forest are facing at the continental and national levels. The book includes studies from Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil that provide in-depth knowledge about the function, status, and conservation efforts of these endangered forests. It presents key elements of synthesis from standardized work conducted across all sites. This unique contribution provides new light in terms of these forests compared to each other not only from an ecological perspective but also in terms of the pressures that they are facing, and their respective responses. Written by experts from a diversity of fields, this reference brings together the many facets of function, use, heritage, and future potential of these forests. It presents an important and exciting synthesis of many years of work across countries, disciplines, and cultures. By standardizing approaches for data sampling and analysis, the book gives readers comparison information that cannot be found anywhere else given the high level of disparity that exists in the current literature. |
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The Tropi Dry Endeavor | 1 |
Synthesis of a Long Term Study | 17 |
Chapter 3 Status of Knowledge Conservation and Management of Tropical Dry Forest in the Magdalena River Valley Colombia | 35 |
Status of Knowledge and Perspectives | 55 |
Diversity Conservation Status and Natural Regeneration | 69 |
Chapter 6 A Review of Remote Sensing of Tropical Dry Forests | 83 |
Chapter 7 Phenological Patterns of Tropical Dry Forests along Latitudinal and Successional Gradients in the Neotropics | 101 |
A Review and Synthesis | 129 |
Chapter 16 Seed Germination of Arboreal Shrub Species with Different Dispersal Mechanisms in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest | 281 |
Chapter 17 Interspecific and Interannual Variation in Foliar Phenological Patterns in a Successional Mosaic of a Dry Forest in the Central Llanos of V... | 301 |
Effects of Successional Stage and Soil Properties | 325 |
Chapter 19 Tree Diameter Growth of Three Successional Stages of Tropical Dry Forests Santa Rosa National Park Costa Rica | 351 |
Chapter 20 Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Effects in the Spectral Signature of Lianas and Tree Species from Tropical Dry Forests | 367 |
Analyzing the History of Land Use and Present Socio Ecological Struggles | 375 |
Chapter 22 Conflicts between Conservation Units and Traditional Communities in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest | 395 |
Chapter 23 Predicting Policy Impact on Tropical Dry Forests | 411 |
Chapter 9 Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Dry Forests | 141 |
Chapter 10 Edge Influence on Canopy Openness and Understory Microclimate in Two Neotropical Dry Forest Fragments | 157 |
Chapter 11 Fruit Eating Bats and Birds of Three Seasonal Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas | 173 |
Chapter 12 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Insects in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest | 221 |
Essential Belowground Organisms in Tropical Dry Environments | 237 |
Chapter 14 An Evaluation of Rainfall Interception in Secondary Tropical Dry Forests | 249 |
Chapter 15 Linkages among Ecosystem Structure Composition and Leaf Area Index along a Tropical Dry Forest Chronosequence in Mexico | 267 |
Chapter 24 Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Rural Communities in Areas of a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Serra do Cipó Brazil | 429 |
References | 453 |
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Color Insert | 539 |
Back Cover | 547 |