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The central theses of this book are that tropical dry forests are extremely rich in biodiversity; they are seriously threatened; they represent scientific terrain still poorly explored; and increased understanding of this system’s basic ecology is urgent and current knowledge needs to be updated, improved, and disseminated. Several topics not covered elsewhere—conservation biology, restoration, the serious threats from human incursions, etc.—are taken up by contributors.

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Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests emphasizes the growing impact of human activities on ecological processes in these forests--a topic of critical importance given the high rate of conversion and fragmentation of tropical dry forests around the world. --Katherine Renton Chamela Biological Station, National Autonomous University of Mexico

[Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests]...provides a much-needed overview of seasonally dry tropical forests in their respective regions. It is perhaps true that rain forests generally receive the lion's share of researcher and conservation attention, but SDTF are no less fascinating, and equally in need of conservation intervention. <br> <br><br>--Jaboury Ghazoul The International Biogeography Society (02/01/2012)

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Rodolfo Dirzo and Harold A. Mooney are professors, and Hillary S. Young is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology, Stanford University. Gerardo Ceballos is a professor of biology at Instituto de Ecologia, at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

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