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

  • Martha Lopezaraiza-Mikel
  • , Mauricio Quesada
  • , Mariana Álvarez-Añorve
  • , Luis Ávila-Cabadilla
  • , Silvana Martén-Rodríguez
  • , Julio Calvo-Alvarado
  • , Mário Marcos do Espírito-Santo
  • , Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
  • , Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa
  • , María de Jesús Aguilar-Aguilar
  • , Francisco Balvino-Olvera
  • , Diego Brandão
  • , José Miguel Contreras-Sánchez
  • , Joselândio Correa-Santos
  • , Jacob Cristobal-Perez
  • , Paola Fernandez
  • , Branco Hilje
  • , Claudia Jacobi
  • , Flávia Fonseca-Pezzini
  • , Fernando Rosas
  • Victor Rosas-Guerrero, Gumersindo Sánchez-Montoya, Roberto Sáyago, Arely Vázquez-Ramírez

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Abstract

The 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 it affects several features of plant species; vegetation composition and structure; and ecological interactions between plants and animals such as pollination, herbivory, frugivory, and seed dispersal. Hence, the research of phenological patterns of plant growth and reproduction is critical to understand the processes related to productivity, forest succession, and the functioning of ecosystems (Newstrom et al. 1994).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTropical Dry Forests in the Americas
Subtitle of host publicationEcology, Conservation, and Management
PublisherCRC Press
Pages101-128
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9781466512016
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2013

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