The effects of Cyclone Waka on the structure of lowland tropical rain forest in Vava'u, Tonga

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-420

  Franklin, Janet ^a   Drake, Donald R ^b   McConkey, Kim R ^c   Tonga, Filipe ^d   Smith, Leslie B ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Box 17 ^*  (Tonga)

Author keywords

Cyclone; Disturbance; Forest dynamics; Hurricane; Mortality; Pacific Islands; Recovery; Recruitment; Tropical cyclone; Tropical rain forest; West Polynesia

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; DAMAGE; FOREST DYNAMICS; MORTALITY; RAINFOREST;

EID: 3142659012     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001543     Document Type: Article

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