Phenological Patterns of Tropical Dry Forests along Latitudinal and Successional Gradients in the Neotropics

• Published in: Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas pp. 119 - 146
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2014; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Botany & plant sciences; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Fa Ll; Monthly Rainfall; Extended Owering; Successional Stages; Owering Intensity; Pe Rc; Dispersal Syndrome; Fruiting Intensity; Phenological Patterns; Calycophyllum Candidissimum; Costa Rica; Late Successional Stages; Ui Ts; Owering Periods; TDF; Intermediate Successional Stages; Early Successional Stages; Successional Gradients; Full Leaf; Latitudinal Gradient; Seed Dispersal Patterns; Santa Rosa

Latitudinal Gradient: A Synthesis ... 122 7.5 Conclusions ... 125 Appendix ... 126The study of periodic biological phenomena in relation to climatic changes over time is generally known as phenology (Stearns 1974). Phenology is a signicant component of biological populations and communities because...