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This research paper introduces a multiple criteria spectral mixture analysis (MCSMA) method using shortwave infrared (SWIR) data from HyMap imagery to map the successional stages of tropical dry forests (TDFs) in Costa Rica, demonstrating improved accuracy over existing methods.

This research paper analyzes seasonal land surface temperature (LST) variations across three successional stages of a secondary tropical dry forest in Costa Rica's Santa Rosa National Park from July 2013 to July 2016, concluding that precipitation is the primary driver of LST variations.

A study in a Brazilian tropical dry forest (TDF) found that herbivorous insects employ spatial and temporal escape strategies to survive the dry season, showing higher diversity, richness, and abundance on evergreen trees and increased nocturnal activity during the dry period.

A research paper analyzing rainfall interception across different successional stages of tropical dry forests in Brazil and Costa Rica, finding that net rainfall trends vary significantly between the two studied regions.

This research paper evaluates the effectiveness of combining terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) and hemispherical photographs (HPs) to characterize forest structure in tropical dry forests (TDFs) across different successional stages and levels of liana abundance.

This executive summary describes a project evaluating the effectiveness of forest reserves and payments for ecosystem services (PSAs) in reducing deforestation within tropical dry forests in Costa Rica and Brazil, emphasizing the need to control for biophysical and socioeconomic drivers to avoid overestimating policy impacts.

The 2011 Scientific Program Report by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the achievements of four scientific programs between May 2010 and April 2011. It focuses on the Cooperative Research Networks (CRN II), the Small Grants Program for Human Dimensions (SGP-HD), and an IDRC-funded project on land use in the Río de la Plata basin. The report emphasizes the integration of natural and social sciences to inform policy decisions regarding climate change, biodiversity, and water security across the Americas.

This fact sheet describes the vulnerability of tropical dry forests in the Americas to global change, detailing trends in productivity and the critical need for expanded conservation efforts to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services.

This fact sheet describes the TRopi-dRy research network, which studies the human and biophysical dimensions of Tropical dry forests (TdFs) in the Americas to promote sustainable management.

This report details the selection process for the second round of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Small Grants Program (SGP II). It outlines the evaluation of 88 proposals, the criteria used by the evaluation panel and the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), and the final recommendation of 22 projects for funding totaling US$ 612,701.

This document is a collection of project briefs from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) detailing various scientific research initiatives across the Americas. The projects focus on environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation, and the intersection of ecological health and human well-being, covering topics such as the nitrogen cycle, tropical dry forests, climate services, malaria transmission in the Amazon, freshwater ecosystem risks, water security in arid zones, ocean dynamics, the impact of road construction in rainforests, phytoplankton services, and urban hydrological risks.