Structural and functional responses of a subtropical forest to 10 years of hurricanes and droughts

Little is known about ecosystem-level responses to multiple, climatic disturbance events. In the subtropical forests of Puerto Rico, the major natural disturbances are hurricanes and droughts. We tested the ecosystem-level effects of these disturbances in sites with different land use histories. Fro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecological monographs 2005-08, Vol.75 (3), p.345-361
Hauptverfasser:	Beard, K.H, Vogt, K.A, Vogt, D.J, Scatena, F.N, Covich, A.P, Sigurdardottir, R, Siccama, T.G, Crowl, T.A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Coarse woody debris decomposition disturbance disturbed soils Drought Ecosystems Environmental impact Experimental forests fine roots Forest ecology Forest ecosystems Forest soils Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects hurricane Hurricanes land use legacy Legacies litterfall Luquillo Experimental Forest natural regeneration Plant ecology population structure productivity Puerto Rico Rainforests recovery stand structure subtropics tree age Trees tropical forests tropics Watersheds
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