Ecological paradigms for the tropics: old questions and continuing challenges

Ariel Lugo; R.B. Waide; M.R. Willig; T.A. Crowl; F.N. Scatena; J. Thompson; W.L. Silver; W.H. McDowell; N. Brokaw

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Ecological paradigms for the tropics: old questions and continuing challenges

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Authors:

Ariel Lugo, R.B. Waide, M.R. Willig, T.A. Crowl, F.N. Scatena, J. Thompson, W.L. Silver, W.H. McDowell, N. Brokaw

Year:

2012

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

N. Brokaw, T.A. Crowl, A.E. Lugo, W.H. McDowell, F.N. Scatena, R. B. Waide, and M.R. Willig, editors. A Caribbean forest tapestry: the multidimensional nature of disturbance and response. New York: Oxford University Press.

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Keywords

natural disturbance, anthropogenic disturbance, hurricanes, land cover, Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico

Citation

Lugo, A.E.; Waide, R.B.; Willig, M.R.; Crowl, T.A.; Scatena, F.N.; Thompson, J.; Silver, W.L.; McDowell, W.H.; Brokaw, N. 2012. Ecological paradigms for the tropics: old questions and continuing challenges. Pages 3-41 in: N. Brokaw, T.A. Crowl, A.E. Lugo, W.H. McDowell, F.N. Scatena, R. B. Waide, and M.R. Willig, editors. A Caribbean forest tapestry: the multidimensional nature of disturbance and response. New York: Oxford University Press.