The fields of tropical biology and conservation face significant transformations due to rapid
technological developments in remote sensing. Other fields (eg Archeology) are …

Secondary succession is defined as natural regeneration following complete forest
clearance from anthropogenic or natural disturbances. Traditional strategies aimed to map …

Key message A systematic review (1950–2018) summarizes the research on woody lianas
and their interaction with trees in the Neotropics. We identify knowledge gaps, propose new …

Lianas are woody vines, rooted in the soil, and supported physically by trees. Lianas
contribute to forest ecosystem functioning globally, but especially in the tropics and …

Lianas are key structural elements of tropical forests having a large impact on the global
carbon cycle by reducing tree growth and increasing tree mortality. Despite the reported …

Fractals have been widely used to determine bifurcation patterns in trees or to analyse the
homeostasis of the development of plants to different environments. In a few instances …

Abstract Information on ecosystem services as a function of the successional stage for
secondary tropical dry forests (TDFs) is scarce and limited. Secondary TDFs succession is …

Increases in liana abundance in tropical forests are pervasive threats to the current and
future forest carbon stocks. Never before has the need been more evident for new …

Tropical dry forest (TDF) regeneration has been extensively characterized as three
deterministic successional stages, ie, early, intermediate, and late, for the past few decades …

Los incendios forestales ocurren en casi todos los tipos de ecosistemas; sin embargo, la
vulnerabilidad y capacidad de programación de los incendios depende en gran medida de …