Preliminary estimate of the immediate effects of Hurricane María on the tree structure and species composition of novel forests in the moist lowlands of Puerto Rico

G. Báez Rivera; Ray E. Cruz Aguilar; Anthony Pérez Méndez; Jennifer Rivera San Antonio; Génesis Z. Túa Ayala; Tara L. Keyser; Oscar J. Abelleira Martínez

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Preliminary estimate of the immediate effects of Hurricane María on the tree structure and species composition of novel forests in the moist lowlands of Puerto Rico

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Authors:

G. Báez Rivera, Ray E. Cruz Aguilar, Anthony Pérez Méndez, Jennifer Rivera San Antonio, Génesis Z. Túa Ayala, Tara L. Keyser, Oscar J. Abelleira Martínez

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

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Keywords

Anthropocene, Caribbean coastal and karst forests, introduced species, land-cover change, large infrequent-disturbances, short-term visible hurricane-effects

Citation

Báez Rivera, G., Cruz Aguilar, R.E., Pérez Méndez, A., Rivera San Antonio, J., Túa Ayala, G.Z., Keyser, T., Abelleira Martínez, O.J. 2021. Preliminary estimate of the immediate effects of Hurricane María on the tree structure and species composition of novel forests in the moist lowlands of Puerto Rico. Acta Cientifíca 32: 84-100.