Inserting Tropical Dry Forests Into the Discussion on Biome Transitions in the Tropics

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 savann...

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Main Authors: Kyle G. Dexter, R. Toby Pennington, Ary T. Oliveira-Filho, Marcelo L. Bueno, Pedro L. Silva de Miranda, Danilo M. Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00104/full