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2007
Size-related differential seed predation in a heavily defaunated neotropical rain forest
Dirzo, R; Mendoza, E; Ortiz, P.  Biotropica; MAY 2007; v.39, no.3, p.355-362
The plight of large animals in tropical forests and the consequences for plant regeneration
Wright, SJ; Stoner, KE; Beckman, N; Corlett, RT; Dirzo, R; Muller-Landau, HC; Nunez-Iturri, G; Peres, CA; Wang, BC. Biotropica; MAY 2007; v.39, no.3, p.289-291
Floristic diversity of sabal palmetto woodland: an endemic and endangered vegetation type from Mexico
Lopez, JC; Dirzo, R. Biodiversity and Conservation; MAR 2007; v.16, no.3, p.807-825
Ontogenetic switches from plant resistance to tolerance: minimizing costs with age?
Boege, K; Dirzo, R; Siemens, D; Brown, P. Ecology Letters; MAR 2007; v.10, no.3, p.177-18
Variation in sexual expression in Jacaratia mexicana (Caricaceae) in southern Mexico: Frequency and relative seed performance of fruit-producing males
Aguirre, A; Vallejo-Marin, M; Salazar-Goroztieta, L; Arias, DM; Dirzo, R. Biotropica; JAN 2007; v.39, no.1, p.79-86
 
2006
An endangered oasis of aquatic microbial biodiversity in the Chihuahuan desert
Souza, V; Espinosa-Asuar, L; Escalante, AE; Eguiarte, LE; Farmer, J; Forney, L; Lloret, L; Rodriguez-Martinez, JM; Soberon, X; Dirzo, R; Elser JJ. PNAS 2006; v.103, no.17, p.6565-6570
Influence of plant abundance on disease incidence in a Mexican tropical forest
Garcia-Guzman, G; Dirzo, R. Ecoscience; 2006; v.13, no.4, p.523-530
Biased seed rain in forest edges: Evidence from the Brazilian Atlantic forest
de Melo, FPL; Dirzo, R; Tabarelli, M. Biological Conservation; SEP 2006; v.132, no.1, p.50-60
Simulated seed predation reveals a variety of germination responses of neotropical rain forest species
Vallejo-Marin, M; Dominguez, CA; Dirzo, R. American Journal of Botany; MAR 2006; v.93, no.3, p.369-376
The evolution of ecology in Mexico: facing challenges and preparing for the future
Martinez, ML; Manson, RH; Balvanera, P; Dirzo, R; Soberon, J; Garcia-Barrios, L; Martinez-Ramos, M; Moreno-Casasola, P; Rosenzweig, L; Sarukhan, J. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; JUN 2006; v.5, no.4, p.259-267
Latin American journals - The authors reply
Martinez, ML; Manson, RH; Balvanera, P; Dirzo, R; Soberon, J; Garcia-Barrios, L; Martinez-Ramos, M; Moreno-Casasola, P; Rosenzweig, L; Sarukhan, J. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; NOV 2006; v.4, no.9, p.458-458
 
2005
Biodiversity science evolves
Dirzo, R; Loreau, M. SCIENCE; NOV 11 2005; v.310, no.5750, p.943-943
A quantitative analysis of forest fragmentation in Los Tuxtlas, southeast Mexico: patterns and implications for conservation
Mendoza, E; Fay, J; Dirzo, R. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural; SEP 2005; v.78, no.3, p.451-467
Diversitas and the challenge of Latin American biodiversity conservation
Rodriguez, JP; Good, T; Dirzo, R. INTERCIENCIA; AUG 2005; v.30, no.8, p.450-450
 
2004
Myrmecophily: Plants with their own army
Del Val, E; Dirzo, R. Interciencia; December 2004; v.29, no.12, p.673-679, 711
Diversity of gall-inducing insects in a Mexican tropical dry forest: the importance of plant species richness, life-forms, host plant age and plant density
Cuevas-Reyes, P; Quesada, M; Hanson, P; Dirzo, R; Oyama, K. Journal of Ecology; August 2004; v.92, no.4, p.707-716
Incidence of leaf pathogens in the canopy of a Mexican tropical wet forest
Garcia-Guzman, G; Dirzo, R. Plant Ecology; May 2004; v.172, no.1, p.41-50
Intraspecific variation in growth, defense and herbivory in Dialium guianense (Caesalpiniaceae) mediated by edaphic heterogeneity
Boege, K; Dirzo, R. Plant Ecology; 2004; v.175, no.1, p.59-69
 
2003
Leaf quality and herbivory responses to soil nutrient addition in secondary tropical dry forests of Yucatan, Mexico.
Campo, Julio; Dirzo, Rodolfo. Journal of Tropical Ecology; September 2003; v.19, no.5, p.525-530
Does ontogeny cause changes in the defensive strategies of the myrmecophyte Cecropia peltata?
Del Val, E; Dirzo, R. Plant Ecology; 2003; v.169, no.1, p.35-41
Global state of biodiversity and loss
Dirzo, R; Raven, PH. Annual Review of Environment and Resources; 2003; v.28, p.137-167
 
 
Earlier publications coming soon....