Tropical dry forests in the Americas : ecology, conservation, and management / edited by Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa ... [et. al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sánchez-Azofeifa, Gerardo-Arturo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest ecology--Central America.

Forest ecology.

Forest ecology--Mexico.

Forest ecology--South America.

Forest microclimatology--Central America.

Forest microclimatology.

Forest microclimatology--Mexico.

Forest microclimatology--South America.

Tropical dry forests--Central America.

Tropical dry forests.

Tropical dry forests--Mexico.

Tropical dry forests--South America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (550 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 Mexi

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1 Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: The Tropi- Dry Endeavor; Chapter 2 Tropical Dry Forest Ecological Succession in Mexico: Synthesis of a Long- Term Study; Chapter 3 Status of Knowledge, Conservation, and Management of Tropical Dry Forest in the Magdalena River Valley, Colombia; Chapter 4 Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest on Basalt and Limestone Outcrops: Status of Knowledge and Perspectives; Chapter 5 Tropical Dry Forests of Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil: Diversity, Conservation Status, and Natural Regeneration

Chapter 6 A Review of Remote Sensing of Tropical Dry ForestsChapter 7 Phenological Patterns of Tropical Dry Forests along Latitudinal and Successional Gradients in the Neotropics; Chapter 8 Plant Functional Trait Variation in Tropical Dry Forests: A Review and Synthesis; Chapter 9 Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Dry Forests; Chapter 10 Edge Influence on Canopy Openness and Understory Microclimate in Two Neotropical Dry Forest Fragments; Chapter 11 Fruit- Eating Bats and Birds of Three Seasonal Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas

Chapter 12 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Insects in a Brazilian Tropical Dry ForestChapter 13 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Essential Belowground Organisms in Tropical Dry Environments; Chapter 14 An Evaluation of Rainfall Interception in Secondary Tropical Dry Forests; Chapter 15 Linkages among Ecosystem Structure, Composition, and Leaf Area Index along a Tropical Dry Forest Chronosequence in Mexico; Chapter 16 Seed Germination of Arboreal- Shrub Species with Different Dispersal Mechanisms in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest

Chapter 17 Interspecific and Interannual Variation in Foliar Phenological Patterns in a Successional Mosaic of a Dry Forest in the Central Llanos of VenezuelaChapter 18 Floristic, Structural, and Functional Group Variations in Tree Assemblages in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest: Effects of Successional Stage and Soil Properties; Chapter 19 Tree Diameter Growth of Three Successional Stages of Tropical Dry Forests, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica; Chapter 20 Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Effects in the Spectral Signature of Lianas and Tree Species from Tropical Dry Forests

Chapter 21 Tropical Dry Forests in Latin America: Analyzing the History of Land Use and Present Socio- Ecological StrugglesChapter 22 Conflicts between Conservation Units and Traditional Communities in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest; Chapter 23 Predicting Policy Impact on Tropical Dry Forests; Chapter 24 Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Rural Communities in Areas of a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Serra do Cipó, Brazil; References; Color Insert; Back Cover

Notes:

A CRC title.

ISBN:

1-04-021926-8

0-429-18831-5

1-4665-1200-8

9780429188312

OCLC:

856870764