Damage and recovery of Cycas micronesica after typhoon Paka

Biotropica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 598-602

  Hirsh, Heidi ^a   Marler, Thomas ^b  

^a US Marine Corps   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

Cycas micronesica; Guam; Phenology; Tropical cyclone; Tropical wet forest

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; DISTURBANCE; STORM DAMAGE; TYPHOON;

GUAM;

CERVIDAE; CYCAS; CYCAS MICRONESICA; GUIBOURTIA DEMEUSEI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036960260     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00579.x     Document Type: Article

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