White-tailed deer as the last megafauna dispersing seeds in Neotropical dry forests: the role of fruit and seed traits

Biotropica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Jara-Guerrero ◽  
Gema Escribano-Avila ◽  
Carlos Iván Espinosa ◽  
Marcelino De la Cruz ◽  
Marcos Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Seed Traits ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Neotropical Dry Forests

Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-88
Author(s):  
Shipra Singh ◽  
Abhishek K. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Community Dynamics ◽  
Cellular Level ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Morphological Adaptations ◽  
Physiological Adaptations

Plants have certain characteristics which allow them to respond to various environmental conditions, like changes in climate, water scarcity in the soil, lack of minerals; among others. In some of these traits, the responses to climatic phenomena such as drought can be evidenced through morphological adaptations (spines, succulent tissues, trichomes) or physiological adaptations (regulation of water potential at the cellular level, the concentration of nutrients, etc.). A systematic literature review was performed to study plant functional traits (PFTs) in tropical dry forests (TDFs). The chapter suggests the role of functional traits in community dynamics and processes. The authors will also highlight the limitations of PFTs in TDFs and how they can be improved.

Conserving Neotropical Biodiversity: The Role of Dry Forests in Western Mexico

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1349-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Ceballos ◽  
Andres Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Dry Forests ◽  
Western Mexico

Diversity in neotropical dry forests

Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 353 (6306) ◽  
pp. 1377-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sugden
Keyword(s):  
Dry Forests ◽  
Neotropical Dry Forests
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