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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Inserting tropical dry forests into the discussion on biome transitions in the tropics |
Autor(es): | Dexter, Kyle G. Pennington, R. Toby Oliveira- Filho, Ary T. Bueno, Marcelo L. Miranda, Pedro L. Silva de Neves, Danilo M. |
Abstract: | Tropical moist forests and savannas are iconic biomes. There is, however, a third principal biome in the lowland tropics that is less well known: tropical dry forest. Discussions on responses of vegetation in the tropics to climate and land-use change often focus on shifts between forests and savannas, but ignore dry forests. Tropical dry forests are distinct from moist forests in their seasonal drought stress and consequent deciduousness and differ from savannas in rarely experiencing fire. These factors lead tropical dry forests to have unique ecosystem function. Here, we discuss the underlying environmental drivers of transitions among tropical dry forests, moist forests and savannas, and demonstrate how incorporating tropical dry forests into our understanding of tropical biome transitions is critical to understanding the future of tropical vegetation under global environmental change. |
Palavras-chave: | Tropical dry forest Tropical moist forest Savanna Biomes Fire Soil fertility Water stress Deciduousness |
Editor: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
Tipo de Acesso: | Open Access |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00104 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/24055 |
Data do documento: | Jul-2018 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigos |
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