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Seasonally dry tropical forests, now the most severely threatened of the large tropical ecosystems, once covered more than half of the forested tropics. Just in time, this volume provides detailed, up-to-date information on how to restore these magnificent forests and the critical habitat they provide. --Daniel H. Janzen, Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund If you are interested in dry tropical forests, what they are like and what's happening to them, then this book is an excellent starting point. --Chartered Forester Given the state of the global environment and seasonally dry tropical forests in particular, any comprehensive book must consider the role of society as was so effectively done in this new volume...Taken as a whole, and given the strength of the fourth section 'Human Impacts and Conservation, ' this book is a necessary addition for the library of scientists and conservation practitioners throughout the tropics. --Biotropica In sum, this book offers exceptional insight into the history, characteristics, current status, and future outlook of SDTFs [seasonally dry tropical forests]...This book is a significant contribution to the study of SDTFs and will provide a baseline reference for both new students and experienced researchers. --Quarterly Review of Biology Overall, this latest book on seasonally dry forests is likely to become a major source of reference in years to come. It certainly will occupy a prominent place in my bookshelf. --Ecology [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. --Jaboury Ghazoul, The International Biogeography Society 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, now the most severely threatened of the large tropical ecosystems, once covered more than half of the forested tropics. Just in time, this volume provides detailed, up-to-date information on how to restore these magnificent forests and the critical habitat they provide. --Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (07/11/2011)

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

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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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