The Impact of Cyclone Fanele on a Tropical Dry Forest in Madagascar

Biotropica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-140

  Lewis, Rebecca J ^a   Bannar Martin, Katherine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Deciduous forest; Forest structure; Hurricane; Kirindy Mitea; Mortality; Natural disturbance

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIAMETER; DRY FOREST; HURRICANE; MORTALITY; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; STEM; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

KIRINDY MITE NATIONAL PARK; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

EID: 84857688677     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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