Parsing Long-Term Tree Recruitment, Growth, and Mortality to Identify Hurricane Effects on Structural and Compositional Change in a Tropical Forest

After hurricane disturbances in tropical forests, the size structure and species composition are affected by immediate mortality, and subsequent recruitment and individual growth. Often, immediate post-disturbance stand-level data are presented but understanding of the components that affect changes...

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Main Authors: Jiaying Zhang, Tamara Heartsill-Scalley, Rafael L. Bras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/5/796