Effects of multiple disturbances (fire and hurricane) on epiphyte community dynamics in a subtropical forest, Florida, U.S.A.

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 573-582

  Robertson, Kevin M ^a   Platt, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance ecology; Epiphyte recovery; Hurricane Andrew; Ingraham Fire; Long Pine Key; Plant mortality; Quercus virginiana; South Florida habitats; Subtropical hardwood hammocks; Tillandsia; Tree and epiphyte damage.

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISTURBANCE; EPIPHYTE; FOREST FIRE; STORM DAMAGE;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 0035709953     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00216.x     Document Type: Article

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