2023 Julie S Denslow & Peter Ashton Prizes for the outstanding articles published in Biotropica.

The article discusses the Julie S. Denslow and Peter Ashton Prizes awarded by Biotropica's Editorial Board to outstanding papers published in the journal in the previous year. The criteria for selecting the papers include clarity of presentation, a strong basis in natural history, well-planned experimental or sampling design, and novel insights into critical processes that influence tropical systems. The article highlights the recipients of the 2023 prizes, including a study on seed dispersal by Sumatran rhinos and a project on the discovery of endemic plants in Indian savannas. The authors of the award-winning articles describe their motivations and hope that their work will inspire other researchers. [Extracted from the article]