text: "In summary," Lugo states, "strong evidence can be assembled to document the resiliency of the functional attributes of some types of tropical ecosystems (including their ability to maintain species richness) We cannot tell the needy of the tropical world that they must cease and desist in their struggle for survival to prevent a catastrophe who dimensions, consequences, or mitigating conditions we cannot define with any certainty I know of no technical reason why sensible land management in tropical areas cannot lead to the success that is usually associated with temperate zones ." (Lugo, p.68)