Dry Forests Ecology, Species Diversity, and Sustainable Management

This text discusses the ecology, species diversity, and sustainable management of dry forests. The topics include a biogeographical overview of the lianescent clade of violaceae in the Neotropical region; diversity and distribution of hymenoptera aculeate in mid-western Brazilian dry forests; the Brazilian 'caatinga; changes in the labile and recalcitrant organic matter fractions due to transformation of semi-deciduous dry tropical forest to pasture in the western llanos, Venezuela; and much more.