Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation

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R. Toby Pennington, James A. Ratter
CRC Press, 25 de mai. de 2006 - 504 páginas
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these ne
 

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An Overview of the Plant Diversity Biogeography and Conservation of Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests
1
Biodiversity Patterns of the Woody Vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrados
31
Observations on the Southern Cerrados and Their Relationship with the Core Area
67
Phytogeography of Cerrado Sensu Stricto and Land System Zoning in Central Brazil
79
Flora and Vegetation of the Venezuelan Llanos A Review
95
The Brazilian Caatinga Phytogeographical Patterns Inferred from Distribution Data of the Leguminosae
121
Floristic Relationships of Seasonally Dry Forests of Eastern South America Based on Tree Species Distribution Patterns
159
Biogeography of the Forests of the ParaguayParaná Basin
193
Seasonally Dry Forests of Southern Ecuador in a Continental Context Insights from Legumes
281
Mexican and Central American Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests ChamelaCuixmala Jalisco as a Focal Point for Comparison
315
What Determines Dry Forest Conservation in Mesoamerica? Opportunism and Pragmatism in Mexican and Nicaraguan Protected Areas
343
Botanical and Ecological Basis for the Resilience of Antillean Dry Forests
359
Diversity Biogeography and Conservation of Woody Plants in Tropical Dry Forest of South Florida
383
The Late Quaternary Biogeographical History of South American Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Insights from PalaeoEcological Data
395
Population Genetics and Inference of Ecosystem History An Example Using Two Neotropical Seasonally Dry Forest Species
417
Floristic and Geographical Stability of Discontinuous Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Explains Patterns of Plant Phylogeny and Endemism
433

The Chiquitano Dry Forest the Transition Between Humid and Dry Forest in Eastern Lowland Bolivia
213
InterAndean Dry Valleys of Bolivia Floristic Affinities and Patterns of Endemism Insights from Acanthaceae Asclepiadaceae and Labiatae
235
Phytogeography and Floristics of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests in Peru
257
The Seasonally Dry Vegetation of Africa Parallels and Comparisons with the Neotropics
449
Index
469
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R. Toby Pennington Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK t.pennington@rbge.org.uk Gwilym P. Lewis Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond Surrey TW9 3AB, UK g.lewis@rbgkew.org.uk James A. Ratter Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK j.ratter@rbge.org.uk

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