Historical records of burning, field observations, and a manipulation experiment were used to evaluate the extent and impact of fire in a system of gallery forests in the Mountain Pine Ridge savanna, Belize. The outer ...

High local densities of tropical forest plant species have been found in riparian forests of Belizean and Venezuelan savannas. Soil and light-intensity het- erogeneity within the forests is limited and species co- existence ...

Savanna gallery forests in Belize and Venezuela support both local tree species densities that are comparable to those of continuous tropical forests in the region, and floras that are characteristic of these forests. ...