scholarly journals Fire and climate change: conserving seasonally dry forests is still possible

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 354-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L Stephens ◽  
A LeRoy Westerling ◽  
Matthew D Hurteau ◽  
M Zachariah Peery ◽  
Courtney A Schultz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Seasonally Dry

scholarly journals Climate change effects on early stages of Quercus ariifolia (Fagaceae), an endemic oak from seasonally dry forests of Mexico

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto I. Badano ◽  
Francisco A. Guerra-Coss ◽  
Erik J. Sánchez-Montes de Oca ◽  
Carlos I. Briones-Herrera ◽  
Sandra M. Gelviz-Gelvez
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Tree Seedlings ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Tree Recruitment ◽  
Seasonally Dry

Background and Aims: Tree recruitment in seasonally dry forests occurs during the rainy season. However, higher temperatures and reduced rainfalls are expected in these ecosystems because of climate change. These changes could induce drought conditions during the rainy season and affect tree recruitment. Plants subjected to thermal or water stress often display morphological and physiological shifts addressed to prioritize their survival. If recently emerged tree seedlings display these responses, this could improve their development during the rainy season and increase their survival chances. Our aim was to test whether recently emerged oak seedlings display these responses.Methods: We performed a field experiment with Quercus ariifolia, an oak species endemic to seasonally dry forests of central Mexico. At the beginning of the rainy season (September 2016), we sowed acorns of this species in control plots under the current climate and plots in which climate change was simulated by increasing temperature and reducing rainfall (CCS plots). Seedling emergence and survival were monitored every seven days during the rainy season (until January 2017). At the end of the experiment, we measured several functional traits on surviving seedlings and compared them between controls and CCS plots.Key results: Higher temperature and lower rainfall generated water shortage conditions in CCS plots. This did not affect emergence of seedlings but reduced their survival. Seedlings that survived in CCS plots displayed shifts in their functional traits, which matched with those of plants subjected to thermal and water stress.Conclusions: Our results suggest that climate change can increase the extinction risk of Q. ariifolia in seasonally dry forest of Mexico by reducing the survival of its offspring. Nevertheless, the results also suggest that seedlings developed under climate change conditions can display functional shifts that could confer them tolerance to increased drought.

scholarly journals Stability of Brazilian Seasonally Dry Forests under Climate Change: Inferences for Long-Term Conservation

2013 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 792-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosane G. Collevatti ◽  
Matheus Souza Lima-Ribeiro ◽  
José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho ◽  
Guilherme Oliveira ◽  
Ricardo Dobrovolski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Seasonally Dry

Climate Change Effects, Adaptation, and Mitigation Techniques in Tropical Dry Forests

2022 ◽  
pp. 309-331
Author(s):  
G. N. Tanjina Hasnat
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Precipitation Pattern ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Mitigation Techniques ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Tropical dry forests is one of the most unique forest types. It differs from other tropical forests with its climatic behavior like a prominent dry period, little annual rainfall, and high evapotranspiration. Out of six global bioclimatic zones, the forests are distributed in four. Climate change is now the most challenging issue regarding the fate of tropical dry forests. A severe climatic change is estimated to occur between 2040 and 2069 that could drastically change the precipitation pattern, temperature, aridity, and distribution of biodiversity. It could alter the forest type permanently. With a large number of heat-tolerant species, tropical dry forests have a great potentiality to conservationists with the prediction of a large area that could attain the climatic condition favorable for extension of tropical dry forests. But many of the species of tropical dry forests could be extinct due to changing climate at the same time. Proper adaptation and mitigation techniques could minimize the severity of climate change effects.

Climate change and speciation in neotropical seasonally dry forest plants

2005 ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
R. Toby Pennington ◽  
Matt Lavin ◽  
Darién E. Prado ◽  
Colin A. Pendry ◽  
Susan K. Pell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Forest Plants ◽  
Seasonally Dry Forest

Global Overview of Tropical Dry Forests

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
G. N. Tanjina Hasnat ◽  
Mohammed Kamal Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Land Conversion ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
The World

Forests cover almost one-third of the Earth's land surface. Tropical dry forests are the second-most-important forest type in the world covering approximately 42% of tropical and sub-tropical forest area. The main features of these forests are their deciduousness, a prolonged dry period extending 3-9 months, and little annual precipitation of 250-2,000 mm. Tropical dry forests are found in five of the eight realms in the world. More than half of the forests are distributed in the Americas, with other portions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, and Southeast Asia. The forests are unique in nature, and provide shelter to a huge number of endemics and endangered species. Among woody plant species, about 40% are not found anywhere in the world. These forests are now the most threatened among all forest types. The conservation status of these forests is endangered. Deforestation, rapid civilization, land conversion, fire, and climate change are the major threats. Proper management with time-oriented policy could be helpful to restore these forests and protect the existing remnant areas.

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