Recovery of Forest Structure Following Large-Scale Windthrows in the Northwestern Amazon

Recovery of Forest Structure Following Large-Scale Windthrows in the Northwestern Amazon

The dynamics of forest recovery after windthrows (i.e., broken or uprooted trees by wind) are poorly understood in tropical forests. The Northwestern Amazon (NWA) is characterized by a higher occurrence of windthrows, greater rainfall, and higher annual tree mortality rates (~2%) than the Central Am...

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Main Authors: J. David Urquiza Muñoz, Daniel Magnabosco Marra, Robinson I. Negrón-Juarez, Rodil Tello-Espinoza, Waldemar Alegría-Muñoz, Tedi Pacheco-Gómez, Sami W. Rifai, Jeffrey Q. Chambers, Hillary S. Jenkins, Alexander Brenning, Susan E. Trumbore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
forest blowdowns
forest succession and dynamics
natural disturbances
tree mortality
biomass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/6/667

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