scholarly journals Plant functional types broadly describe water use strategies in the Caatinga, a seasonally dry tropical forest in northeast Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia L. Wright ◽  
André L. A. Lima ◽  
Eduardo S. Souza ◽  
Jason B. West ◽  
Bradford P. Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Plant Functional Types ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Functional Types

PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF A MIDDLE TO LATE EOCENE SOUTH AMERICAN SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FOREST

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Martínez ◽  
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Carlos Jaramillo ◽  
Jhonatan Martínez Murcia ◽  
Federico Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Late Eocene ◽  
South American ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry

scholarly journals Quantitative estimates of deciduousness in woody species from a seasonally dry tropical forest are related to leaf functional traits and the timing of leaf flush

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souparna Chakrabarty ◽  
Sheetal Sharma ◽  
Shatarupa Ganguly ◽  
Asmi Jezeera ◽  
Neha Mohanbabu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Leaf Phenology ◽  
Deciduous Species ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Quantitative Estimates

AbstractLeaf phenology based classification of woody species into discrete evergreen and deciduous categories is widely used in ecology, but these categories hide important variation in leaf phenological behaviour. Few studies have examined the continuous nature of deciduousness and our understanding of variation in quantitative estimates of leaf shedding behaviour and the causes and consequences of this is limited. In this study we monitored leaf phenology in 75 woody species from a seasonally dry tropical forest to quantify three quantitative measures of deciduousness, namely: maximum canopy loss, duration of deciduousness, and average canopy loss. Based on proposed drought tolerance and drought avoidance strategies of evergreen and deciduous species, respectively, we tested whether the quantitative measures of deciduousness were related to leaf functional traits. Additionally, to understand the functional consequences of variation in deciduousness we examined relationships with the timing of leaf flushing and senescing. We found wide and continuous variation in quantitative measures of deciduousness in these coexisting species. Variation in deciduousness was related to leaf function traits, and the timing of leaf flushing. Along a continuous axis ranging from evergreen to deciduous species, increasing deciduousness was associated with more acquisitive leaf functional traits, with lower leaf mass per area and leaf dry matter content, and greater leaf nitrogen content. These results indicate that the continuous nature of deciduousness is an important component of resource acquisition strategies in woody species from seasonally dry forests.

scholarly journals Hot Spots Of Soil Respiration In A Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest In Southern Vietnam: A Brief Study Of Spatial Distribution

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-182
Author(s):  
Vitaly K. Avilov ◽  
Dmitry G. Ivanov ◽  
Konstantin K. Avilov ◽  
Ivan P. Kotlov ◽  
Nguyen Van Thinh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Southern Vietnam

Leaf decomposition of Mesosphaerum suaveolens affects the growth of Cactaceae species in the Brazilian Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest

2022 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 104681
Author(s):  
José Weverton Almeida-Bezerra ◽  
Viviane Bezerra da Silva ◽  
Maria Arlene Pessoa da Silva ◽  
Felicidade Caroline Rodrigues ◽  
Edy Sousa de Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Leaf Decomposition ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry

Teleconnections and edaphoclimatic effects on tree growth of Cedrela odorata L. in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Brazil

2022 ◽  
pp. 125923
Author(s):  
Itallo Romany Nunes Menezes ◽  
José Roberto Vieira Aragão ◽  
Mariana Alves Pagotto ◽  
Claudio Sergio Lisi
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Cedrela Odorata ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry

scholarly journals Changing ecological communities along an elevation gradient in seasonally dry tropical forest on Hispaniola (Sierra Martín García, Dominican Republic)

Biotropica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 802-816
Author(s):  
Janet Franklin ◽  
Lucas C. Majure ◽  
Yuley Encarnación ◽  
Teodoro Clase ◽  
Hodali Almonte‐Espinosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Ecological Communities ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry
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