The Dependence of Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Intensification Rates on Environmental Factors by Xinyan Lyu, Xuguang Wang, Lance M. Leslie

“…The Northwest Pacific tropical cyclone (TC) intensification is classified into rapid intensification (RI), normal intensification (NI), and slow intensification (SI) categories. …”
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Subsistence hunting impacts wildlife assemblages and functional ecology in tropical forests by Bradley Cain, Julia E. Fa, Rajan Amin, Jacqueline Morrison, Eva Avila Martin, Stephan M. Funk, Martin Jones, David P. Mallon, Robert Okale, Guillermo Ros Brull, Selvino R. de Kort

“…These changes highlight that even the spatial management of hunting may have consequences for the sustainability of hunting systems and the functional ecology of tropical forests.…”
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Tropical sod webworm Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by Nastaran Tofangsazie, Steven P. Arthurs, Ronald Cherry

“…Tropical sod webworm larvae are destructive pests of warm season turfgrasses in the southeastern U.S., especially on newly established sod, lawns, athletic fields, and golf courses. …”
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Tropical Bont Tick Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Karen C. Prine, Amanda C. Hodges

“…The tropical bont tick is considered one of the most detrimental of the tick species present in Africa and now the Caribbean. …”
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Remote Sensing of Aboveground Biomass in Tropical Secondary Forests: A Review by J. M. Barbosa, E. N. Broadbent, M. D. Bitencourt

“…Tropical landscapes are, in general, a mosaic of pasture, agriculture, and forest undergoing various stages of succession. …”
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Impact of Different Land-Use Systems on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Macrofauna Abundance in the Humid Tropics of Cameroon by Lawrence Tatanah Nanganoa, Justin Nambangia Okolle, Valentine Missi, Jacques Roberto Tueche, Lewis Dopgima Levai, Jetro Nkengafac Njukeng

“…The impact of different land-use systems on some soil physicochemical properties and macrofauna abundance in the humid tropics of Cameroon was studied. The land-use types included secondary forest (SF), oil palm plantation (PP), banana plantation (BP), sugarcane plantation (SP), and rubber plantation (RP). …”
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Water-Based Supplementation Technology for Grazing Cattle in the Tropics: A Large-Scale Commercial Case Study by Eliéder Prates Romanzini, Vivienne McCollum, Sarah Mcilveen, Evandro Maia Ferreira, William Luiz de Souza, Marcelo Augusto Oliveira Castro, Priscila Arrigucci Bernardes, Ryan J. Batley, Mark G. Trotter, Diogo Fleury Azevedo Costa

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The proclivity of free-ranging indigenous village chickens for night-time roosting in trees by Takele Taye Desta

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Parasitic Zoonoses in Humans and Their Dogs from a Rural Community of Tropical Mexico by Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Juan F. J. Torres-Acosta, Alejandro Alzina-López, Eduardo Gutiérrez-Blanco, Manuel E. Bolio-González, Armando J. Aguilar-Caballero, Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas, Edwin Gutiérrez-Ruiz, Karla Y. Acosta-Viana, Eugenia Guzmán-Marín, Alberto Rosado-Aguilar, Matilde Jiménez-Coello

“…Journal of Tropical Medicine…”
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The Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones and Associated High Winds in Shanghai from 2005 to 2020 by Zhihui Han, Caijun Yue, Tongxiao Yang, Wen Gu, Dongwei Liu, Yuqi Tang, Yao Yao

“…The characteristics of 21 tropical cyclones (TCs) and associated high winds in Shanghai from 2005 to 2020 are analyzed based on the TC best track data, surface observations, and ERA5 reanalysis dataset. …”
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South Florida Tropical Fruit Grower Perspectives: Water Conservation Management Practices by Kati W. Migliaccio, Jonathan H. Crane, Edward Evans, Bruce Schaffer, Yuncong Li, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

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Diversity and Abundance of the Species of Arboreal Mammals in a Tropical Rainforest in Southeast Mexico by J. Vladimir Rojas‐Sánchez, Rosamond Ione Coates, Víctor Sánchez‐Cordero, Mario C. Lavariega, José J. Flores‐Martínez

“…ABSTRACT Habitat loss threatens biodiversity worldwide being particularly detrimental in tropical rainforests where a cumulative deforestation expands for decades. …”
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Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action. by Claudia Nieto-Sanchez, David M Hatley, Mario J Grijalva, Koen Peeters Grietens, Benjamin R Bates

“…PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases…”
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The Application of Barnes Filter to Positioning the Center of Landed Tropical Cyclone in Numerical Models by Haibo Zou, Shanshan Wu, Xueting Yi, Nan Wu

“…After a tropical cyclone (TC) making landfall, the numerical model output sea level pressure (SLP) presents many small-scale perturbations which significantly influence the positioning of the TC center. …”
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Plant cover and hydrological response in a seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) by Eunice Maia Andrade, Maria Elinalda Ribeiro Costa, Júlio César Neves dos Santos, Helba Araujo de Queiroz Palácio, Jacques Carvalho Ribeiro Filho

“…In order to minimise the problem, this study was developed to investigate the influence of the characteristics of rainfall events and plant cover on the effective precipitation (Pe) in a seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) in the Northeast of Brazil. …”
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Tropical Foliage Cultivar Development: New Ornamental Introductions Drive Plant Markets by Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen

“…Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, January 2008. ENH1093/EP357: Tropical Foliage Cultivar Development: New Ornamental Introductions Drive Plant Markets (ufl.edu) …”
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Optimization and Prediction of Energy Consumption, Daylighting, and Thermal Comfort of Buildings in Tropical Areas by Jianjian Zhang, Lin Ji

“…For the initial design stage of buildings in the tropics, cooling energy consumption, daylighting, and thermal comfort are necessary steps for green and energy-saving design. …”
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Histórias paranóicas, criados perversos no imaginário literário da Belle Époque tropical by Sônia Roncador

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Scale-dependent responses to environmental fluctuations in tropical tree species’ crown temperatures by Shannon L. J. Bayliss, Eben N. Broadbent, Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano, Susan Cordell, Stephanie Pau

“…Abstract Tropical forests may be nearing critical temperatures, yet tree species may respond differently. …”
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Tropical Soda Apple: Biology, Ecology and Management of a Noxious Weed in Florida by Brent Sellers, Jay Ferrell, J. Jeffrey Mullahey, Pat Hogue

“…Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, February 2009. SS-AGR-77/UW097: Tropical Soda Apple: Biology, Ecology, and Management of a Noxious Weed in Florida (ufl.edu) …”
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