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Cattle Disperse Seeds and Aquatic Plants in Neotropical Wetlands

We analyzed the potential for the dispersal of aquatic plants by cattle through endozoochory in Neotropical wetlands. A total of 982 propagules and whole plants from 37 wetland plant taxa, belonging ...

Successional Growth Dynamics of Woody Saplings in Tropical Dry Forest Understory

May 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM

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Here's a "must read" for everyone interested in mechanisms of secondary forest regeneration

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The factors that drive sapling growth in tropical dry forest succession remain unclear. Growth rates are higher in the early stages of succession and then decrease. Light and not water seems to be th...

TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments

May 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM

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New database of tropical root data!!

Tropical Root Trait (TropiRoot) @tropiroot.bsky.social · May 19

🎉 Our collaborative TropiRoot data paper “TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments” is out in Ecology! Explore 8,000+ standardized tropical root trait records from 104 studies across 25 countries. Data are freely available ! 🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #tropiroots

Tropical ecosystems contain the world's largest biodiversity of vascular plants. Yet, our understanding of tropical functional diversity and its contribution to global diversity patterns is constrain...

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May 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM

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Yup! We publish lots of seed dispersal studies!!

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Biotropica at the Forefront of Tropical Seed Dispersal Ecology

Seed dispersal is one of the most frequently published topics in Biotropica. In this commentary, we highlight Biotropica's main contributions to the fertile field of frugivory and seed dispersal whil...

May 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM

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Periodic Mangrove Growth Induced by Water Salinity Fluctuations Under Tropical Monsoon Climate, Thailand

Salinity fluctuations were influenced by monthly rainfall and geographical location in two monsoonal mangrove forests with different rainfall intensities in Thailand. Stem growth and leaf phenology o...

Rewilding a Unique Namibian Landscape

May 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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Yadvinder Malhi

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A little blog piece about our recent visit (and collaboration on) to an ambitious new #rewilding project southern Namibia with Natural State and ORKCA…
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As part of an ongoing collaboration between Natural State and the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, Yadvinder and Nikki recently visited a Natural State field site where, together with the Orange...

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May 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM

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Periodic Mangrove Growth Induced by Water Salinity Fluctuations Under Tropical Monsoon Climate, Thailand

Salinity fluctuations were influenced by monthly rainfall and geographical location in two monsoonal mangrove forests with different rainfall intensities in Thailand. Stem growth and leaf phenology o...

May 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM

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Happy Friday, everyone!

May 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM

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Pyraloid Moth Assemblages Exhibit Complex Morphological Patterns Across an Ecuadorian Mountainous Forest

In this study, we examined how morphological traits and species diversity of Pyraloidea moths vary with temperature and vegetation cover along an Andean rainforest gradient in Ecuador. Using 4161 ind...

April 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM

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Periodic Mangrove Growth Induced by Water Salinity Fluctuations Under Tropical Monsoon Climate, Thailand

Salinity fluctuations were influenced by monthly rainfall and geographical location in two monsoonal mangrove forests with different rainfall intensities in Thailand. Stem growth and leaf phenology o...

April 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM

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Interested in integrating art and biology at the university level? Feel free to join this free online symposium!

April 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM

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Predicting Climatic Limits Along a Rainfall Gradient of Dipterocarp Species Based on Leaf Turgor Loss Point

Drought tolerance is an integral determinant of drought survival and distribution in trees. Therefore, an accurate and rapid assessment of drought tolerance can lead to improved prediction of forest ...

April 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM

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Role of Rivers as Geographical Barriers in Shaping Molecular Divergence of Neotropical Primates

We tested the riverine barrier hypothesis in New World monkeys, finding that river width significantly correlates with molecular divergence across species. Our results suggest that rivers and mountai...

Biotropica at the Forefront of Tropical Seed Dispersal Ecology

April 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM

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Biotropica and seed dispersal ecology

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Seed dispersal is one of the most frequently published topics in Biotropica. In this commentary, we highlight Biotropica's main contributions to the fertile field of frugivory and seed dispersal whil...

April 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM

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Patterns of Leaf, Flower, and Fruit Phenology and Environmental Relationships in a Seasonal Tropical Forest in the Indian Eastern Himalaya

We examined the patterns in leafing, flowering, and fruiting of 54 tree species in a tropical forest over a 13-year period in the Eastern Himalaya. Phenological patterns were highly seasonal, and mos...

April 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM

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Effects of Vegetation Density on the Diversity of Lizards in an Area of the Brazilian Cerrado

We confirmed that vegetation density in the study area influences all components of lizard diversity across taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic axes.

April 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM

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Long‐Term Fire and Vegetation Change at Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Peru

Cocha Cashu is a dynamic system that has experienced various forms of past ecological turnover. However, the dynamism seen at Cocha Cashu was not caused by intensive human activities in the past.

120 Years of “Lemurology”: What has Changed?

April 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM

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Onja Razafindratsima

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120 Years of "Lemurology" (study of lemurs): what has changed? Read our newly published paper in Biotropica to find out more.

BIOTROPICA @biotropica.bsky.social · Mar 28

Want to come up to speed with lemurology? This paper is your chance!

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Lemurology, or the study of lemurs, is a dynamic field, exploring major topics and involving diverse scientists. We reviewed scientific articles about Lemurs from 1900 to 2022 and reported how studie...