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

• Published in: Frontiers in ecology and evolution Vol. 6
• Main Authors: Dexter, Kyle G., Pennington, R. Toby, Oliveira-Filho, Ary T., Bueno, Marcelo L., Silva de Miranda, Pedro L., Neves, Danilo M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 24.07.2018
• Subjects: biomes; fire; savanna; soil fertility; tropical dry forest; tropical moist forest

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...