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

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

Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: The Tropi-Dry Endeavour Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Julio Calvo, Mario Marcos do Espirito Santo, Geraldo W. Fernandes, Jeniffer Powers, Mauricio Quesada Tropical Dry Forest Ecological Succession in Mexico: Synthesis of a long-term study Mauricio Quesada, Mariana Alvarez-Anorve, Luis Avila-Cabadilla, Alicia Castillo, Martha Lopezaraiza-Mikel, Silvana Marten-Rodriguez, Victor Rosas-Guerrero, Roberto Sayago, Gumersindo Sanchez-Montoya, Jose Miguel Contreras-Sanchez, Francisco Balvino-Olvera, Sergio Ricardo Olvera-Garcia, Sergio Lopez-Valencia and Natalia Valdespino-Vazquez The status of knowledge, conservation and management of tropical dry forest in the Magdalena river valley, Colombia Fernando Fernandez-Mendez, Omar Melo, Esteban Alvarez, Uriel Perez, Alfredo Lozano Brazilian Tropical Dry forest on basalt and limestone outcrops: status of knowledge and perspectives Marcel S. Coelho, G. Wilson Fernandes, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Tropical dry forests of Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil: diversity, conservation status and natural regeneration. Mario M. do Espirito Santo, Lemuel Olivio Leite, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes, Magno Augusto Zaza Borges, Luiz Alberto Dolabela Falcao, Flavia Fonseca Pezzini, Ricardo Louro Berbara, Henrique Maia Valerio, G. Wilson Fernandes, Manoel Reinaldo Leite, Carlos Magno Santos Clemente, Marcos Esdras Leite A Review of Remote Sensing of Tropical Dry Forests Michael Hesketh and Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Phenological patterns of tropical dry forest along latitudinal and successional gradients in the Neotropics Martha Lopezaraiza-Mikel, Mauricio Quesada, Mariana Alvarez-Anorve, Luis Avila-Cabadilla, Silvana Marten-Rodriguez, Julio Calvo-Alvarado, Mario Marcos Espiritu-Santo, Geraldo W. Fernandes, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Maria de Jesus Aguilar-Aguilar, Francisco Balvino-Olvera, Diego Brandao, Jose Miguel Contreras-Sanchez, Joselandio Correa-Santos, Jacob Cristobal-Perez, Paola Fernandez, Branco Hilje, Claudia Jacobi, Flavia Pezzini, Fernando Rosas, Victor Rosas-Guerrero, Gumersindo Sanchez-Montoya, Roberto Sayago, Arely Vazquez-Ramirez Plant functional trait variation in tropical dry forests: A review and synthesis Catherine M. Hulshof, Angelina Martinez-Yrizar, Alberto Burquez, Brad Boyle, and Brian J. Enquist Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Dry Forests. Maria Gabriela Gei and Jennifer S. Powers Edge Influence on canopy openness and understory microclimate in two neotropical dry forest fragments. Carlos Portillo-Quintero; G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa; Mario Marcos Espirito Santo Fruit-eating bats and birds of three seasonal tropical dry forests in the Americas. Jafet M. Nassar, Kathryn E. Stoner, Luis D. Avila-Cabadilla, Mario M. Espirito-Santo, Carla I. Aranguren, Jose A. Gonzalez-Carcacia, Juan Manuel Lobato-Garcia, Lemuel Leite Olivio, Mariana Yolotl Alvarez-Anorve, Hugo N. de Matos Brandao, Luiz A. Dolabela Falcao, Jon Paul Rodriguez Spatio-temporal dynamics of insects in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest. Frederico de S. Neves, Jhonathan O. Silva, Tatianne Marques, Joao Gabriel Mota Souza, Bruno Madeira, Mario M. Espirito-Santo and G. Wilson Fernandes Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: essential belowground organisms in tropical dry environments. Ricardo L.L. Berbara, Bruno T. Goto, Khadija Jobim, Fernanda Covacevish, Henrique Manoel Fonseca An evaluation of Rainfall interception in secondary TDFs Cesar D. Jimenez-Rodriguez,Julio C. Calvo-Alvarado Linkages between ecosystem structure, composition and leaf area index along a tropical dry forest chronosequence in Mexico Yingduan Huang, G Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Benoit Rivard, Mauricio Quesada Seed Germination Of Arboreal-Shrub Species With Different Dispersal Mechanisms In A Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest Giovana Rodrigues da Luz; Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes Inter-specific and inter-annual variation in foliar phenological patterns in a successional mosaic of a dry forest in the Central Llanos of Venezuela Soraya del Carmen Villalobos, Jose A. Gonzalez-Carcacia, Jon Paul Rodriguez and Jafet M. Nassar Floristic, Structural And Functional Group Variations In Tree Assemblages In A Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest: Effects Of Successional Stage And Soil Properties Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes, Giovana Rodrigues da Luz, Saimo Rebleth de Souza, Diellen Librelon da Silva, Maria das Dores Magalhaes Veloso, Mario Marcos do Espirito Santo, Rubens Manoel dos Santos Tree diameter growth of three successional stages of tropical dry forests, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Costa Rica Dorian Carvajal Vanegas, Julio Cesar Calvo-Alvarado CO enrichment effects in the spectral signature of lianas and tree species from tropical dry forests Yumi Oki, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Carlos Portillo, Payri Yamarte Loreto, G. Wilson Fernandes Tropical dry forests in Latin America: analyzing history of land use and present socio-ecological struggles Alicia Castillo, Mauricio Quesada, Francisco Rodriguez, Felisa Anaya, Claudia Galicia, Francisco Monge, Romulo Barbosa, Andrea Zhouri, Julio Calvo-Alvarado, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Conflicts Between Conservation Units And Traditional Communities In A Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest Felisa C. Anaya, Romulo S. Barbosa and Andrea Zhouri Predicting Policy Impact on Tropical Dry Forests Alexander Pfaff, Juan Robalino Traditional ecological knowledge of rural communities in areas of seasonally dry tropical forest in Serra do Cipo, Brazil Emmanuel Duarte Almada, Marcel Serra Coelho, Andre Vieira Quitino, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Julio Calvo, Mario Marcos do Espirito Santo, Geraldo W. Fernandes, Jeniffer Powers, Mauricio Quesada Tropical Dry Forest Ecological Succession in Mexico: Synthesis of a long-term study Mauricio Quesada, Mariana Alvarez-Anorve, Luis Avila-Cabadilla, Alicia Castillo, Martha Lopezaraiza-Mikel, Silvana Marten-Rodriguez, Victor Rosas-Guerrero, Roberto Sayago, Gumersindo Sanchez-Montoya, Jose Miguel Contreras-Sanchez, Francisco Balvino-Olvera, Sergio Ricardo Olvera-Garcia, Sergio Lopez-Valencia and Natalia Valdespino-Vazquez The status of knowledge, conservation and management of tropical dry forest in the Magdalena river valley, Colombia Fernando Fernandez-Mendez, Omar Melo, Esteban Alvarez, Uriel Perez, Alfredo Lozano Brazilian Tropical Dry forest on basalt and limestone outcrops: status of knowledge and perspectives Marcel S. Coelho, G. Wilson Fernandes, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Tropical dry forests of Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil: diversity, conservation status and natural regeneration. Mario M. do Espirito Santo, Lemuel Olivio Leite, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes, Magno Augusto Zaza Borges, Luiz Alberto Dolabela Falcao, Flavia Fonseca Pezzini, Ricardo Louro Berbara, Henrique Maia Valerio, G. Wilson Fernandes, Manoel Reinaldo Leite, Carlos Magno Santos Clemente, Marcos Esdras Leite A Review of Remote Sensing of Tropical Dry Forests Michael Hesketh and Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Phenological patterns of tropical dry forest along latitudinal and successional gradients in the Neotropics Martha Lopezaraiza-Mikel, Mauricio Quesada, Mariana Alvarez-Anorve, Luis Avila-Cabadilla, Silvana Marten-Rodriguez, Julio Calvo-Alvarado, Mario Marcos Espiritu-Santo, Geraldo W. Fernandes, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Maria de Jesus Aguilar-Aguilar, Francisco Balvino-Olvera, Diego Brandao, Jose Miguel Contreras-Sanchez, Joselandio Correa-Santos, Jacob Cristobal-Perez, Paola Fernandez, Branco Hilje, Claudia Jacobi, Flavia Pezzini, Fernando Rosas, Victor Rosas-Guerrero, Gumersindo Sanchez-Montoya, Roberto Sayago, Arely Vazquez-Ramirez Plant functional trait variation in tropical dry forests: A review and synthesis Catherine M. Hulshof, Angelina Martinez-Yrizar, Alberto Burquez, Brad Boyle, and Brian J. Enquist Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Dry Forests. Maria Gabriela Gei and Jennifer S. Powers Edge Influence on canopy openness and understory microclimate in two neotropical dry forest fragments. Carlos Portillo-Quintero; G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa; Mario Marcos Espirito Santo Fruit-eating bats and birds of three seasonal tropical dry forests in the Americas. Jafet M. Nassar, Kathryn E. Stoner, Luis D. Avila-Cabadilla, Mario M. Espirito-Santo, Carla I. Aranguren, Jose A. Gonzalez-Carcacia, Juan Manuel Lobato-Garcia, Lemuel Leite Olivio, Mariana Yolotl Alvarez-Anorve, Hugo N. de Matos Brandao, Luiz A. Dolabela Falcao, Jon Paul Rodriguez Spatio-temporal dynamics of insects in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest. Frederico de S. Neves, Jhonathan O. Silva, Tatianne Marques, Joao Gabriel Mota Souza, Bruno Madeira, Mario M. Espirito-Santo and G. Wilson Fernandes Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: essential belowground organisms in tropical dry environments. Ricardo L.L. Berbara, Bruno T. Goto, Khadija Jobim, Fernanda Covacevish, Henrique Manoel Fonseca An evaluation of Rainfall interception in secondary TDFs Cesar D. Jimenez-Rodriguez,Julio C. Calvo-Alvarado Linkages between ecosystem structure, composition and leaf area index along a tropical dry forest chronosequence in Mexico Yingduan Huang, G Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Benoit Rivard, Mauricio Quesada Seed Germination Of Arboreal-Shrub Species With Different Dispersal Mechanisms In A Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest Giovana Rodrigues da Luz; Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes Inter-specific and inter-annual variation in foliar phenological patterns in a successional mosaic of a dry forest in the Central Llanos of Venezuela Soraya del Carmen Villalobos, Jose A. Gonzalez-Carcacia, Jon Paul Rodriguez and Jafet M. Nassar Floristic, Structural And Functional Group Variations In Tree Assemblages In A Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest: Effects Of Successional Stage And Soil Properties Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes, Giovana Rodrigues da Luz, Saimo Rebleth de Souza, Diellen Librelon da Silva, Maria das Dores Magalhaes Veloso, Mario Marcos do Espirito Santo, Rubens Manoel dos Santos Tree diameter growth of three successional stages of tropical dry forests, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Costa Rica Dorian Carvajal Vanegas, Julio Cesar Calvo-Alvarado CO enrichment effects in the spectral signature of lianas and tree species from tropical dry forests Yumi Oki, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Carlos Portillo, Payri Yamarte Loreto, G. Wilson Fernandes Tropical dry forests in Latin America: analyzing history of land use and present socio-ecological struggles Alicia Castillo, Mauricio Quesada, Francisco Rodriguez, Felisa Anaya, Claudia Galicia, Francisco Monge, Romulo Barbosa, Andrea Zhouri, Julio Calvo-Alvarado, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Conflicts Between Conservation Units And Traditional Communities In A Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest Felisa C. Anaya, Romulo S. Barbosa and Andrea Zhouri Predicting Policy Impact on Tropical Dry Forests Alexander Pfaff, Juan Robalino Traditional ecological knowledge of rural communities in areas of seasonally dry tropical forest in Serra do Cipo, Brazil Emmanuel Duarte Almada, Marcel Serra Coelho, Andre Vieira Quitino, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa

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.