Changes in patterns of understory leaf phenology and herbivory following hurricane damage

Biotropica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-67

  Angulo Sandoval, Pilar ^a   Fernandez Marin H ^a   Zimmerman, J K ^a   Aide, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Folivory; Hurricane Georges; Leaf flushing; Puerto Rico; Tropics

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HERBIVORY; HURRICANE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; UNDERSTORY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 1842591160     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2004.tb00296.x     Document Type: Article

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