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An Overview of the Role of Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests

An Overview of the Role of Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests

Abhinav Yadav, Pramit Verma, Akhilesh Singh Raghubanshi
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781799800149|ISBN10: 1799800148|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799800156|EISBN13: 9781799800163
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0014-9.ch005
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Yadav, Abhinav, et al. "An Overview of the Role of Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests." Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests, edited by Rahul Bhadouria, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 89-113. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0014-9.ch005

APA

Yadav, A., Verma, P., & Raghubanshi, A. S. (2020). An Overview of the Role of Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests. In R. Bhadouria, S. Tripathi, P. Srivastava, & P. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests (pp. 89-113). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0014-9.ch005

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Yadav, Abhinav, Pramit Verma, and Akhilesh Singh Raghubanshi. "An Overview of the Role of Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests." In Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests, edited by Rahul Bhadouria, et al., 89-113. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0014-9.ch005

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Abstract

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) are characterized by pronounced seasonality in precipitation, with several months of prolonged drought, 80% of annual precipitation occurring during a four- to six-month rainy season, and high interannual rainfall variability. Surprisingly, there are relatively few studies addressing patterns of functional trait in tropical dry forest (TDF) ecosystems. Functional trait analysis across plant species and the environment is a rapidly developing research field with many possible applications for forest restoration practice. Trait-based ecological research within TDFs will advance our understanding of how these ecosystems interact with and differ from other tropical ecosystems.

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