Catastrophic ecosystem shifts in dry tropical forest: evidence, mechanisms and implications for climate change

Deborah Lawrence1, Paolo D'Odorico2, Christiane Runyan2, Lucy Diekmann2,3, Marcia S DeLonge2,4, Rishiraj Das2, James Eaton2, Karen Vandecar1 and Birgit Schmook5, (1)University of Virginia, Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, VA, United States, (2)University of Virginia Main Campus, Charlottesville, VA, United States, (3)Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States, (4)Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States, (5)ECOSUR El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Mexico