Integrating approaches and methodologies into phenological research in Neotropical dry forests: a systematic review

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 83002 - 83014
• Main Authors: Pereira Dos Santos, Maria Maraíza, Morellato, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira, Freire da Silva, Thieres George, Jardim, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz, de Souza, Carlos André Alves, Dos Santos, Wilma Roberta, Bastos de Souza, Luciana Sandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Caatinga; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climate models; Climate prediction; Climate variability; Climatic data; Conservation; Data collection; Drought; Dry forests; environmental triggers; Forests; leaf phenology; Leaves; Literature reviews; phenocams; Phenology; Plants (botany); Prediction models; Tropical forests

Phenological shifts are increasingly recognized as tangible indicators of plant responses to climate change. Tropical dry forests (TDFs), in particular, are key ecosystems for unraveling the mechanisms driving phenological dynamics, given their crucial role in biodiversity conservation and carbon ba...