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Floristics and biogeography of vegetation in seasonally dry tropical regions

Floristics and biogeography of vegetation in seasonally dry tropical regions
Floristics and biogeography of vegetation in seasonally dry tropical regions
To provide an inter-continental overview of the floristics and biogeography of drought-adapted tropical vegetation formations, we compiled a dataset of inventory plots in South America (n=93), Africa (n=84), and Asia (n=92) from savannas (subject to fire), seasonally dry tropical forests (not generally subject to fire), and moist forests (no fire). We analysed floristic similarity across vegetation formations within and between continents. Our dataset strongly suggests that different formations tend to be strongly clustered floristically by continent, and that among continents, superficially similar vegetation formations (e.g. savannas) are floristically highly dissimilar. Neotropical moist forest, savanna and seasonally dry tropical forest are floristically distinct, but elsewhere there is no clear floristic division of savanna and seasonally dry tropical forest, though moist and dry formations are separate. We suggest that because of their propensity to burn, many formations termed “dry forest” in Africa and Asia are best considered as savannas. The floristic differentiation of similar vegetation formations from different continents suggests that cross-continental generalisations of the ecology, biology and conservation of savannas and seasonally dry tropical forests may be difficult.
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Dexter, K.G., Smart, B., Baldauf, C., Baker, T.R., Balinga, M.P.B., Brienen, R.J.W., Fauset, S., Feldpausch, T.R., Silva, L.F.-D., Muledi, J.I., Lewis, L.S., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Marimon-Junior, B.H., Marimon, B.S., Meerts, P., Page, N., Parthasarathy, N., Phillips, O.L., Sunderland, T.C.H., Theilade, I., Weintritt, J., Affum-Baffoe, K., Araujo, A., Arroyo, L., Begne, S.K., Neves, E,C.-D., Collins, M., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Djuikouo, M.N.K., Elias, F., Foli, E.G., Jeffery, K.J., Killeen, T.J., Malhi, Y., Maracahipes, L., Mendoza, C., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Morandi, P., Santos, C.O.-D., Parada, A.G., Pardo, G, G., Peh, Kelvin S.-H., Salomão, R.P., Silveira, M., Sinatora–Miranda, H., Slik, J.W.F., Sonke, B, Taedoumg, H.E., Toledo, M., Umetsu, R.K., Villaroel, R.G., Vos, V.A., White, L.J.T. and Pennington, R.T. (2015) Floristics and biogeography of vegetation in seasonally dry tropical regions. International Forestry Review, 17, supplement 2, 10-32. (doi:10.1505/146554815815834859).

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Abstract

To provide an inter-continental overview of the floristics and biogeography of drought-adapted tropical vegetation formations, we compiled a dataset of inventory plots in South America (n=93), Africa (n=84), and Asia (n=92) from savannas (subject to fire), seasonally dry tropical forests (not generally subject to fire), and moist forests (no fire). We analysed floristic similarity across vegetation formations within and between continents. Our dataset strongly suggests that different formations tend to be strongly clustered floristically by continent, and that among continents, superficially similar vegetation formations (e.g. savannas) are floristically highly dissimilar. Neotropical moist forest, savanna and seasonally dry tropical forest are floristically distinct, but elsewhere there is no clear floristic division of savanna and seasonally dry tropical forest, though moist and dry formations are separate. We suggest that because of their propensity to burn, many formations termed “dry forest” in Africa and Asia are best considered as savannas. The floristic differentiation of similar vegetation formations from different continents suggests that cross-continental generalisations of the ecology, biology and conservation of savannas and seasonally dry tropical forests may be difficult.

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Published date: 1 August 2015
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Local EPrints ID: 380810
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/380810
DOI: doi:10.1505/146554815815834859
ISSN: 1465-5489
PURE UUID: c72b1c46-fb88-4484-a4cb-b49d33e452e6
ORCID for Kelvin S.-H. Peh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2921-1341

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Author: K.G. Dexter
Author: B. Smart
Author: C. Baldauf
Author: T.R. Baker
Author: M.P.B. Balinga
Author: R.J.W. Brienen
Author: S. Fauset
Author: T.R. Feldpausch
Author: L.F.-D. Silva
Author: J.I. Muledi
Author: L.S. Lewis
Author: G. Lopez-Gonzalez
Author: B.H. Marimon-Junior
Author: B.S. Marimon
Author: P. Meerts
Author: N. Page
Author: N. Parthasarathy
Author: O.L. Phillips
Author: T.C.H. Sunderland
Author: I. Theilade
Author: J. Weintritt
Author: K. Affum-Baffoe
Author: A. Araujo
Author: L. Arroyo
Author: S.K. Begne
Author: E,C.-D. Neves
Author: M. Collins
Author: A. Cuni-Sanchez
Author: M.N.K. Djuikouo
Author: F. Elias
Author: E.G. Foli
Author: K.J. Jeffery
Author: T.J. Killeen
Author: Y. Malhi
Author: L. Maracahipes
Author: C. Mendoza
Author: A. Monteagudo-Mendoza
Author: P. Morandi
Author: C.O.-D. Santos
Author: A.G. Parada
Author: G. Pardo, G
Author: Kelvin S.-H. Peh ORCID iD
Author: R.P. Salomão
Author: M. Silveira
Author: H. Sinatora–Miranda
Author: J.W.F. Slik
Author: B Sonke
Author: H.E. Taedoumg
Author: M. Toledo
Author: R.K. Umetsu
Author: R.G. Villaroel
Author: V.A. Vos
Author: L.J.T. White
Author: R.T. Pennington

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