Abstract
Understanding of tropical forests has been revolutionized by monitoring in permanent plots. Data from global plot networks have transformed our knowledge of forests’ diversity, function, contribution to global biogeochemical cycles, and sensitivity to climate change. Monitoring has thus far been concentrated in rain forests. Despite increasing appreciation of their threatened status, biodiversity, and importance to the global carbon cycle, monitoring in tropical dry forests is still in its infancy. We provide a protocol for permanent monitoring plots in tropical dry forests. Expanding monitoring into dry biomes is critical for overcoming the linked challenges of climate change, land use change, and the biodiversity crisis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-300 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Plants People Planet |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Jul 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 The Authors, Plants, People, Planet © New Phytologist Trust
Funding
This paper was conceived at two DRYFLOR meetings funded by CYTED (Iberoamerican Program of Science and Technology network grant #418RT0554). The protocol was designed and tested across three projects: NERC‐Newton‐FAPESP (#NE/N01247X/1; #NE/N012550/1; #2015/50488‐5); NERC‐Newton‐FAPERJ ; (#NE/N000587/1); NERC (#NE/I027797/1; #NE/I028122/1). We are grateful for the active involvement of the RAINFOR and DRYFLOR networks; all countries, landowners and agencies who have granted us permission and provided logistical support during the protocol testing; and the support of all author´s institutions. : New Science for A Neglected Biome Nordeste Dry Forest Biomes in Brazil: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Niche Evolution of South American Trees and its Consequences This paper was conceived at two DRYFLOR meetings funded by CYTED (Iberoamerican Program of Science and Technology network grant #418RT0554). The protocol was designed and tested across three projects: NERC-Newton-FAPESP Nordeste: New Science for A Neglected Biome (#NE/N01247X/1; #NE/N012550/1; #2015/50488-5); NERC-Newton-FAPERJ Dry Forest Biomes in Brazil: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; (#NE/N000587/1); NERC Niche Evolution of South American Trees and its Consequences (#NE/I027797/1; #NE/I028122/1). We are grateful for the active involvement of the RAINFOR and DRYFLOR networks; all countries, landowners and agencies who have granted us permission and provided logistical support during the protocol testing; and the support of all author?s institutions.
Funders | Funder number |
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NERC-Newton-FAPERJ Dry Forest Biomes | /N000587/1 |
New Science for A Neglected Biome | /N012550/1, 2015/50488-5, /N01247X/1 |
Natural Environment Research Council | /I027797/1, /I028122/1 |
CYTED Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo | 418RT0554 |
Keywords
- floristics
- long term plots
- tropical dry forests
- vegetation dynamics
- vegetation structure