Forest succession in tropical hardwood hammocks of the Florida keys: Effects of direct mortality from hurricane andrew

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-33

  Ross, Michael S ^a,b   Carrlngton, Mary ^b   Flynn, Laura J ^c   Ruiz, Pablo L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lower Hudson Chapter   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean forests; Chronosequence; Disturbance; Dry tropical forest; Florida Keys; Hurricane Andrew; Hurricanes; Leaf phenology; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HURRICANE; STAND STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034986332     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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