EXPANDING TROPICAL FOREST MONITORING INTO DRY FORESTS: THE DRYFLOR PROTOCOL FOR PERMANENT PLOTS: The DRYFLOR protocol for permanent plots

Peter W. Moonlight*, Karina Banda-R, Oliver L. Phillips, Kyle G. Dexter, R. Toby Pennington, Tim R. Baker, Haroldo C. de Lima, Laurie Fajardo, Roy González-M., Reynaldo Linares-Palomino, Jon Lloyd, Marcelo Nascimento, Darién Prado, Catalina Quintana, Ricarda Riina, Gina M. Rodríguez M., Dora Maria Villela, Ana Carla M.M. Aquino, Luzmila Arroyo, Cidney BezerraAlexandre Tadeu Brunello, Roel J.W. Brienen, Domingos Cardoso, Kuo Jung Chao, Ítalo Antônio Cotta Coutinho, John Cunha, Tomas Domingues, Mário Marcos do Espírito Santo, Ted R. Feldpausch, Moabe Ferreira Fernandes, Zoë A. Goodwin, Eliana María Jiménez, Aurora Levesley, Leonel Lopez-Toledo, Beatriz Marimon, Raquel C. Miatto, Marcelo Mizushima, Abel Monteagudo, Magna Soelma Beserra de Moura, Alejandro Murakami, Danilo Neves, Renata Nicora Chequín, Tony César de Sousa Oliveira, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Luciano P. de Queiroz, Alan Pilon, Desirée Marques Ramos, Carlos Reynel, Priscyla M.S. Rodrigues, Rubens Santos, Tiina Särkinen, Valdemir Fernando da Silva, Rodolfo M.S. Souza, Rodolfo Vasquez, Elmar Veenendaal

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-300
Number of pages6
JournalPlants People Planet
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jul 2020

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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.

FundersFunder number
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 Desarrollo418RT0554

    Keywords

    • floristics
    • long term plots
    • tropical dry forests
    • vegetation dynamics
    • vegetation structure

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