Damage and recovery of riparian sierra palms after Hurricane Georges: Influence of topography and biotic characteristics

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Zimmerman, Julie K H ^a   Covich, Alan P ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; GIS; Hurricanes; Land use; Palms; Prestoea acuminata var. montana; Puerto Rico; Riparian forest; Subtropical wet forest; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DAMAGE; EVERGREEN TREE; HURRICANE; LAND USE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RIPARIAN FOREST; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL FOREST;

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

PRESTOEA ACUMINATA;

EID: 33846088430     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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