Species composition, similarity and diversity in three successional stages of a seasonally dry tropical forest

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Changes in tree and liana communities along a successional gradient in a tropical dry forest in south-eastern Brazil (2009, methodology): “…diversity: successional changes Forest structure changed along the successional gradient according to the general pattern of secondary succession described for tropical forests, with a gradual increase in height and basal area (Guariguata and Ostertag 2001; Kalácska et al. 2004; Ruiz et al. 2005).”
Forest Regeneration from Pasture in the Dry Tropics of Panama: Effects of Cattle, Exotic Grass, and Forested Riparia (2009, unknown): “…research on dry tropical systems has been based on observational measurements rather than experimental treatments, which are necessary to tease out the underlying factors affecting forest succession (Ewel 1977; Murphy & Lugo 1986; Janzen 1988; Gerhardt 1993; Kennard 2002; Kalacska et al. 2004).”
Influence of landscape structure and stand age on species density and biomass of a tropical dry forest across spatial scales (2011, background): “…are consistent with recent findings in tropical forests showing that long-term monitoring data follow chronosequence patterns for basal area (Kalacska et al. 2004; Chazdon et al. 2007), but not for species density, indicating that stand age largely determines basal area– and biomass,…”