Tropical Dry Forests: Remote sensing and ecological fingerprints of ecosystem succession

热带干燥森林：生态系统演替的遥感和生态指纹

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-04009
• 负责人: SanchezAzofeifa, Gerardo
• 金额: $ 2.91万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=631644
• 关键词: Tropical; Dry; Forests; Remote; sensing

Seasonally dry tropical forests (TDFs) account for 42% of all tropical forests and contain a wealth of unique biodiversity. Plant species in this ecosystem are characterized by slower growth rates, restricted reproductive episodes, and more structural and physiological diversity than found in tropical rainforests. TDFs are important reservoirs of ecosystem services for communities around the world. In the Americas, alone, it is estimated that nearly 60 million people benefit from the services that they provide (e.g. water production, pollination). Despite of their importance, little is known about these ecological, biophysical/hydrological processes and their linkages to these ecosystems’ services.

季节性干燥的热带森林（TDFS）占所有热带森林的42％，并且包含大量独特的生物多样性。该生态系统中的植物物种的特征是生长速度缓慢，繁殖发作限制以及比热带雨林中发现的结构和身体多样性更多。 TDF是世界各地社区生态系统服务的重要储层。仅在美洲，据估计，将近6000万人从他们提供的服务中受益（例如，水生产，授粉）。尽管它们的重要性，但对这些生态，生物物理/水文过程及其与这些生态系统服务的联系知之甚少。