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The Biogeography of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests in South America

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Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests

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In the previous chapter much attention was given to the study of the present status of the seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) in the Neotropics. Nevertheless, a broader picture of this ecosystem requires consideration of the historical events governing it. Herein, we address the major biogeographical hypotheses concerning the colonization of the SDTF in South America.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Professor R. Spichiger for his support; T. Pennington, D. Prado, A. Teixeira-Filho, S. Beck, and F. M é r é les for their commitment in the project; P. Silveira, K. Elizeche, L. Oakley, R. Santos, A. Daza, and E. Rosero for their help with sampling; D. de Carvalho for the lab facilities at the Lavras University (Brazil); L. Schneider for technical help at the CJBG lab; and Dr. N. Wyler for the maps. This work was supported by the Swiss NSF (grants n°3100A0/100806-1 and 2), the CJBG, and the three societies – Soci é t é Acad é mique de Gen è ve, Soci é t é de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle, and the Swiss Zoological Society – that contributed to travel expenses and lab consumables.

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Caetano, S., Naciri, Y. (2011). The Biogeography of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests in South America. In: Dirzo, R., Young, H.S., Mooney, H.A., Ceballos, G. (eds) Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-021-7_2

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