Guanacaste is biologically similar to Veracruz, Janzen says — filled with tropical dry forests. The parallels brought him to Costa Rica in 1963 to research interactions between plants and animals.

Its heart lies within Paramillo National Park, where the river begins, moving through tropical rainforests and tropical dry forests ...

The decline of insect populations has attracted worldwide interest in times of global warming and changing environment, but we have only rudimentary knowledge about the biodiversity and abundance ...

A new lawsuit asks Colombia to recognize that jaguars, military macaws and the nation’s tropical dry forest have legal rights to “life, health and integrity.” The case is the latest in the ...

Tropical forests lose their ability to absorb carbon when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry due to El Niño, research has revealed. For decades, tropical forests have acted as a ...

With massive international focus on rainforests, the vital importance of tropical dry forests and savannas is being overlooked, Exeter researchers say. These ecosystems cover about 50 per cent of ...

Preserving dry land forests is very complicated in ... Also, grassy areas are notorious fire hazards during times of drought. Tropical forests worldwide include not only trees but understory ...

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Tropical dry forests — yes, sounds like a contradiction — receive less rainfall. They’re located on lower elevations and in parts of Costa Rica that are drier, mainly in the Nicoya and ...