Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Book Series
Editorial Advisory Board
List of Contributors
Table of Contents
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Section 1: Global Overview and Climate Change
Chapter 1: Global Overview of Tropical Dry Forests
Chapter 2: Effect of Climate Change on Tropical Dry Forests
Chapter 3: Climate Change Effects, Adaptation, and Mitigation Techniques in Tropical Dry Forests
Section 2: Plant Functional Traits
Chapter 4: Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests
Chapter 5: An Overview of the Role of Plant Functional Traits in Tropical Dry Forests
Section 3: Forest Diversity, Degradation, and Management
Chapter 6: Diversity and Distribution of Tropical Dry Forests
Chapter 7: Floristic Diversity and Carbon Stock in the Dry Forests of Chad
Chapter 8: Biogeographic and Anthropogenic Effects on Asian Elephants in Tropical Forests of Sumatra, Indonesia
Chapter 9: Examining Patterns and Impacts of Forest Resource Extraction and Forest Degradation in Tropical Dry Forests
Chapter 10: Litter Production and Decomposition in Tropical Forest
Chapter 11: Participatory Management of Tropical Dry Forests in Benin
Chapter 12: Issues and Challenges for Stone Mining Affected Forest Area Restoration Through Probiotic Interventions
Section 4: Remote Sensing in Dry Tropical Forests
Chapter 13: Scenarios of the Tropical Dry Forest of Purulia District West Bengal
Chapter 14: Geospatial Solutions for Forest Management
Chapter 15: Trends in Management of Tropical Forests
Chapter 16: Forest Inventory
Section 5: Forest Regeneration and Policy
Chapter 17: Post-Fire Regeneration of Woody Species in a Colombian Tropical Dry Forest
Chapter 18: Ecology of Natural Regeneration of Tropical Dry Forests of Africa and Its Implications for Their Sustainable Man
Chapter 19: Role of Institutional Governance in Protecting the Natural Environment
Compilation of References
About the Contributors
Index