Structural response of Caribbean dry forests to hurricane winds: A case study from Guánica Forest, Puerto Rico

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 517-523

  Van Bloem, Skip J ^a,c,d   Lugo, Ariel E ^b,e   Murphy, Peter G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d UPR Mayagüez ^*  (Puerto Rico)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest structure; Gu nica Forest; Hurricane; Phosphorus; Puerto Rico; Soil nutrient pools; Sprouting; Stem mortality; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; DRY FOREST; HURRICANE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

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

EID: 33645123636     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01450.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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