Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : Island Press
• File Size : 49,6 Mb
• Release Date : 26 September 2012

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 ecosystems in Latin America, knowledge

• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• File Size : 45,8 Mb
• Release Date : 24 November 1995

Review of tropical dry forest biogeography, palaeontology, ecology and ecosystem functions.

• Publisher : CRC Press
• File Size : 24,5 Mb
• Release Date : 25 May 2006

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

• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• File Size : 23,5 Mb
• Release Date : 06 December 2012

Although biologists have directed much attention to estimating the extent and causes of species losses, the consequences for ecosystem functioning have been little studied. This book examines the impact of

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• File Size : 25,7 Mb
• Release Date : 23 June 2024

This edited collection explores the forest, animals, plants, and people that inhabit a unique forest ecosystem in South and Southeast Asia. From detailed descriptions of forest communities to case studies

• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 41,6 Mb
• Release Date : 09 January 2018

This book provides in-depth information on Caatinga’s geographical boundaries and ecological systems, including plants, insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It also discusses the major threats to the

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• File Size : 51,9 Mb
• Release Date : 26 March 2018

Tropical dry deciduous forests (TDFs) can be found in severe and extremely variable climates characterized by low annual rainfall, 5-6 dry months within the annual cycle, and nutrient-poor soil. Several

• Publisher : CRC Press
• File Size : 52,7 Mb
• Release Date : 29 August 2013

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

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• File Size : 47,8 Mb
• Release Date : 01 July 2021

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) constitute one of the most dominant forests, accounting for approximately 45% of all tropical forests. These forests are distributed over an extensive geographical range, spanning large areas

• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• File Size : 47,7 Mb
• Release Date : 06 February 2004

The beautiful tropical dry forest of northwest Costa Rica, with its highly seasonal rainfall and diversely vegetated landscape, is disappearing even more rapidly than Costa Rica's better-known rain forest, primarily