Recent papers related to tropical dry forests and savannas in the journal Biotropica:
Tabarelli, Marcelo, Ariadna V. Lopes, and Carlos A. Peres. 2008. Edge-effects Drive Tropical Forest Fragments Towards an Early-Successional System. Biotropica 40(6):657-661 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00454.x
Lebrija-Trejos, Edwin, Frans Bongers, Eduardo A. Pérez-García and Jorge A. Meave. 2008. Successional Change and Resilience of a Very Dry Tropical Deciduous Forest Following Shifting Agriculture. Biotropica 40(4):422-431 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00398.x
Poorter, Lourens and Lars Markesteijn. 2008. Seedling Traits Determine Drought Tolerance of Tropical Tree Species. Biotropica 40(3):321-331 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00380.x
Forrest Jessica L., Eric W. Sanderson, Robert Wallace, Teddy Marcelo Siles Lazzo, Luis Humberto Gómez Cerveró and Peter Coppolillo. 2008. Patterns of Land Cover Change in and Around Madidi National Park, Bolivia. Biotropica 40(3):285-294 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00382.x
Delsinne, Thibaut, Maurice Leponce, Laurence Theunis, Yves Braet, and Yves Roisin. 2008. Rainfall Influences Ant Sampling in Dry Forests. Biotropica 40(5):590-596 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00414.x
Kaminski, Lucas A. 2008. Polyphagy and Obligate Myrmecophily in the Butterfly Hallonympha paucipuncta (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) in the Neotropical Cerrado Savanna. Biotropica 40(3):390-394 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00379.x
Santos, Evanira M. R., Elizabeth Franklinand William E. Magnusson. 2008. Cost-efficiency of Subsampling Protocols to Evaluate Oribatid-Mite Communities in an Amazonian Savanna. Biotropica 40(6):728-735 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00425.x
Vieira, Letícia, Júlio N. C. Louzada and Sacha Spector. 2008. Effects of Degradation and Replacement of Southern Brazilian Coastal Sandy Vegetation on the Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Biotropica 40(6):719-727 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00432.x
Showing posts with label recent literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recent literature. Show all posts
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Recent literature
More recent literature on tropical dry forests and savannas
Martinia, Adriana M.Z., Renato A.F. Lima, Geraldo A.D.C. Franco and Ricardo R. Rodrigues. 2008. The need for full inventories of tree modes of disturbance to improve forest dynamics comprehension: An example from a semideciduous forest in Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1479-1488 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.004
Ribeiroa, Natasha S., Herman H. Shugart and Robert Washington-Allen. 2008. The effects of fire and elephants on species composition and structure of the Niassa Reserve, northern Mozambique. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1626-1636 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.033
Rista, Lucy, R. Uma Shaanker, E.J. Milner-Gullanda and Jaboury Ghazoul. 2008. Managing mistletoes: The value of local practices for a non-timber forest resource. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1684-1691 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.030
Nouvellona, Yann, Daniel Epron, Antoine Kinana, Olivier Hamel, André Mabiala, Rémi D’Annunzio, Philippe Deleporte, Laurent Saint-André, Claire Marsden, Olivier Roupsard, Jean-Pierre Bouillet and Jean-Paul Laclau. 2008. Soil CO2 effluxes, soil carbon balance, and early tree growth following savannah afforestation in Congo: Comparison of two site preparation treatments. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1926-1936 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.026
Martinia, Adriana M.Z., Renato A.F. Lima, Geraldo A.D.C. Franco and Ricardo R. Rodrigues. 2008. The need for full inventories of tree modes of disturbance to improve forest dynamics comprehension: An example from a semideciduous forest in Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1479-1488 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.004
Ribeiroa, Natasha S., Herman H. Shugart and Robert Washington-Allen. 2008. The effects of fire and elephants on species composition and structure of the Niassa Reserve, northern Mozambique. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1626-1636 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.033
Rista, Lucy, R. Uma Shaanker, E.J. Milner-Gullanda and Jaboury Ghazoul. 2008. Managing mistletoes: The value of local practices for a non-timber forest resource. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1684-1691 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.030
Nouvellona, Yann, Daniel Epron, Antoine Kinana, Olivier Hamel, André Mabiala, Rémi D’Annunzio, Philippe Deleporte, Laurent Saint-André, Claire Marsden, Olivier Roupsard, Jean-Pierre Bouillet and Jean-Paul Laclau. 2008. Soil CO2 effluxes, soil carbon balance, and early tree growth following savannah afforestation in Congo: Comparison of two site preparation treatments. Forest Ecology and Management 255(5-6):1926-1936 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.026
Monday, March 31, 2008
Recent literature
In my continuing attempt to catch up on recent literature on tropical dry forests and savannas
Oswalt, Sonja N., Thomas J. Brandeis, Christopher W. Woodall. 2008. Contribution of Dead Wood to Biomass and Carbon Stocks in the Caribbean: St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Biotropica 40(1):20–27 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00343.x
Bellairs, Sean M., Donald C. Franklin, Nicholas J. Hogarth. 2008. A Tropical, Gregariously Semelparous Bamboo Shows No Seed Dormancy. Biotropica 40(1) :28–31 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00336.x
Keuroghlian, Alexine, Donald P. Eaton. 2008. Fruit Availability and Peccary Frugivory in an Isolated Atlantic Forest Fragment: Effects on Peccary Ranging Behavior and Habitat Use. Biotropica 40(1) :62–70 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00351.x
Maffei, Leonardo, Andrew J. Noss. 2008. How Small is too Small? Camera Trap Survey Areas and Density Estimates for Ocelots in the Bolivian Chaco . Biotropica 40(1) :71–75 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00341.x
Martins, Eduardo Guimarães, Márcio Silva Araújo, Vinícius Bonato, Sérgio Furtado dos Reis. 2008. Sex and Season Affect Individual-Level Diet Variation in the Neotropical Marsupial Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphidae). Biotropica 40(1) :132–135 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00319.x
Casandra Reyes-García, Howard Griffiths, Emmanuel Rincón, Pilar Huante. 2008. Niche Differentiation in Tank and Atmospheric Epiphytic Bromeliads of a Seasonally Dry Forest
Biotropica 40(2) :168–175 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00359.x
Philip D. Round, George A. Gale (2008) Changes in the Status of Lophura Pheasants in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand: A Response to Warming Climate?
Biotropica 40(2) :225–230 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00363.x
Reuber A. Brandão, Alexandre F. B. Araújo (2008) Changes in Anuran Species Richness and Abundance Resulting from Hydroelectric Dam Flooding in Central Brazil
Biotropica 40(2) :263–266 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00356.x
Oswalt, Sonja N., Thomas J. Brandeis, Christopher W. Woodall. 2008. Contribution of Dead Wood to Biomass and Carbon Stocks in the Caribbean: St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Biotropica 40(1):20–27 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00343.x
Bellairs, Sean M., Donald C. Franklin, Nicholas J. Hogarth. 2008. A Tropical, Gregariously Semelparous Bamboo Shows No Seed Dormancy. Biotropica 40(1) :28–31 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00336.x
Keuroghlian, Alexine, Donald P. Eaton. 2008. Fruit Availability and Peccary Frugivory in an Isolated Atlantic Forest Fragment: Effects on Peccary Ranging Behavior and Habitat Use. Biotropica 40(1) :62–70 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00351.x
Maffei, Leonardo, Andrew J. Noss. 2008. How Small is too Small? Camera Trap Survey Areas and Density Estimates for Ocelots in the Bolivian Chaco . Biotropica 40(1) :71–75 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00341.x
Martins, Eduardo Guimarães, Márcio Silva Araújo, Vinícius Bonato, Sérgio Furtado dos Reis. 2008. Sex and Season Affect Individual-Level Diet Variation in the Neotropical Marsupial Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphidae). Biotropica 40(1) :132–135 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00319.x
Casandra Reyes-García, Howard Griffiths, Emmanuel Rincón, Pilar Huante. 2008. Niche Differentiation in Tank and Atmospheric Epiphytic Bromeliads of a Seasonally Dry Forest
Biotropica 40(2) :168–175 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00359.x
Philip D. Round, George A. Gale (2008) Changes in the Status of Lophura Pheasants in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand: A Response to Warming Climate?
Biotropica 40(2) :225–230 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00363.x
Reuber A. Brandão, Alexandre F. B. Araújo (2008) Changes in Anuran Species Richness and Abundance Resulting from Hydroelectric Dam Flooding in Central Brazil
Biotropica 40(2) :263–266 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00356.x
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Recent literature
Some recent literature published on tropical dry forests and savannas.
Poorter, Lourens, William Hawthorne, Frans Bongers, Douglas Sheil. 2008. Maximum size distributions in tropical forest communities: relationships with rainfall and disturbance. Journal of Ecology doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01366.x (early online)
Klop, Erik and Janneke van Goethem. 2008. Savanna fires govern community structure of ungulates in Bénoué National Park, Cameroon. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(1):39-47 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004609
de Lima, Renato A. Ferreira, Adriana M. Zanforlin Martini, Sérgius Gandolfi and Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues. 2008. Repeated disturbances and canopy disturbance regime in a tropical semi-deciduous forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(1):85-93 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004658
González-Ruiz, Teresa, Víctor J. Jaramillo, Juan José Peña Cabriales and Arturo Flores. 2008. Nodulation dynamics and nodule activity in leguminous tree species of a Mexican tropical dry forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(1):107-110 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004634
Castanho, Camila de Toledo and Alexandre Adalardo de Oliveira. 2008. Relative effect of litter quality, forest type and their interaction on leaf decomposition in south-east Brazilian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(2):149-156 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004749
Janos, David P., John Scott and David M. J. S. Bowman. 2008. Temporal and spatial variation of fine roots in a northern Australian Eucalyptus tetrodonta savanna. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(2):177-188 doi: 10.1017/S0266467408004860
Poorter, Lourens, William Hawthorne, Frans Bongers, Douglas Sheil. 2008. Maximum size distributions in tropical forest communities: relationships with rainfall and disturbance. Journal of Ecology doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01366.x (early online)
Klop, Erik and Janneke van Goethem. 2008. Savanna fires govern community structure of ungulates in Bénoué National Park, Cameroon. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(1):39-47 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004609
de Lima, Renato A. Ferreira, Adriana M. Zanforlin Martini, Sérgius Gandolfi and Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues. 2008. Repeated disturbances and canopy disturbance regime in a tropical semi-deciduous forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(1):85-93 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004658
González-Ruiz, Teresa, Víctor J. Jaramillo, Juan José Peña Cabriales and Arturo Flores. 2008. Nodulation dynamics and nodule activity in leguminous tree species of a Mexican tropical dry forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(1):107-110 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004634
Castanho, Camila de Toledo and Alexandre Adalardo de Oliveira. 2008. Relative effect of litter quality, forest type and their interaction on leaf decomposition in south-east Brazilian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(2):149-156 doi: 10.1017/S0266467407004749
Janos, David P., John Scott and David M. J. S. Bowman. 2008. Temporal and spatial variation of fine roots in a northern Australian Eucalyptus tetrodonta savanna. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24(2):177-188 doi: 10.1017/S0266467408004860
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