Arid and semiarid environments are characterized by low water availability (eg, in soil and
atmosphere), high air temperature, and irregularity in the spatio-temporal distribution of …

Hostile climatic conditions, including high water deficit in the soil-atmosphere system
characterize regions with arid and semi-arid climates. Local landscapes with climates of low …

Relationships among productivity, leaf phenology, and seasonal variation in moisture and
light availability are poorly understood for evergreen broadleaved tropical/subtropical …

Our limited understanding of the impacts of drought on tropical forests significantly impedes
our ability in accurately predicting the impacts of climate change on this biome. Here, we …

Litterfall helps maintaining primary production and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.
However, few studies have investigated long-term characteristics of litterfall in tropical karst …

Natural tropical landscapes have been continuously altered by land use change and other
climate factors. Forest management practices have transformed massive tropical forests into …

The Brazilian semiarid region has been subjected to strong man-made actions since the
1970s, which have resulted in landscape transformation. The scientific literature presents …

There is a significant gap in the literature concerning the potential of tropical soils to stock
carbon in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. Furthermore, the key drivers responsible for …

Abstract Changes to forests due to deforestation, or their replacement by agricultural areas,
alter evapotranspiration and the partitioning of available energy. This study investigated …

Litterfall is an important part of the process of nutrient circulation and energy flow in forest
ecosystems. Mountain forests are strongly eroded by running water in that the surface soil is …