Effects of Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry on rainforest vegetation and understorey microclimate near a road, powerline and stream

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 503-515

  Pohlman, Catherine L ^a   Goosem, Miriam ^a   Turton, Stephen M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creek; Cyclone disturbance; Edge effect; Powerline clearing; Road

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST CANOPY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROCLIMATE; RAINFOREST; ROAD; STORM DAMAGE; STREAM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UNDERSTORY; VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WIND VELOCITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INNISFAIL; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 43449138493     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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