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seasonal forests gives hope that some of these unique ecosystems may be preserved.
Sustainable land use policies based on an understanding of their ecology are
urgently needed.
In this chapter, an overview of the Tropical Seasonal Forest Biome was pre-
sented. Each concept—climate, soil, vegetation, animals, and adaptations—is
treated more specifically in Chapter 5 on the regional expressions of the biome.
Further Readings
Topics
Bullock, S. H., H. A. Mooney, and E. Medina, eds. 1995. Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Janzen, H. D. 1988. ''Tropical Dry Forest: The Most Endangered Major Tropical Ecosys-
tem.'' In Biodiversity , ed. E. O. Wilson and F. M. Peter, 130-137. Washington, DC:
National Academy Press.
Miles, L., A. C. Newton, R. S. DeFries, C. Ravilious, I. May, S. Blyth, V. Kapos, and J. E.
Gordon. 2006. ''A Global Overview of the Conservation Status of Tropical Dry For-
ests.'' Journal of Biogeography 33: 491-505.
Murphy, P. G., and Ariel E. Lugo. 1986. ''Ecology of Tropical Dry Forest.'' Annual Review
of Ecology and Systematics 17: 67-88.
Internet Source
National Geographic and World Wildlife Fund. 2001. ''Wild World, Terrestrial Ecoregions
of the World.'' http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html.