Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis
Wind disturbance is an important ecological force in the tropics, especially in the cyclonic and hurricane zones from about 7-20° latitude. Damage from intense winds may be especially severe in fragmented forests because of their abrupt artificial margins and denuded surrounding landscapes. We revie...
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oai:repositorio:1-18566 Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis Laurance, William F. Curran, Timothy J. Carbon Sequestration Community Composition Edge Effect Environmental Disturbance Forest Dynamics Global Warming Habitat Fragmentation Invasive Species Literature Review Storm Damage Vulnerability Wind Amazonia Australasia South America Wind disturbance is an important ecological force in the tropics, especially in the cyclonic and hurricane zones from about 7-20° latitude. Damage from intense winds may be especially severe in fragmented forests because of their abrupt artificial margins and denuded surrounding landscapes. We review available information on the effects of windstorms on fragmented forests, synthesizing studies from Australasia, Amazonia and elsewhere in the tropics. Wind damage in fragmented landscapes can be influenced by a range of factors, such as forest-edge orientation, edge structure, the size of nearby clearings and local topography. We argue that wind disturbances are likely to interact with, and exacerbate, a range of deleterious environmental changes in fragmented forests. Among the most important of these are altered forest structure, shifts in plant species composition, exotic-plant invasions, reduced carbon storage and elevated vulnerability to fire. The damaging impacts of winds on fragmented forests could potentially increase in the future, particularly if global warming leads to increasingly severe or frequent windstorms. 2020-06-15T22:02:07Z 2020-06-15T22:02:07Z 2008 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18566 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01895.x en Volume 33, Número 4, Pags. 399-408 Restrito Austral Ecology |
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Carbon Sequestration Community Composition Edge Effect Environmental Disturbance Forest Dynamics Global Warming Habitat Fragmentation Invasive Species Literature Review Storm Damage Vulnerability Wind Amazonia Australasia South America |
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Carbon Sequestration Community Composition Edge Effect Environmental Disturbance Forest Dynamics Global Warming Habitat Fragmentation Invasive Species Literature Review Storm Damage Vulnerability Wind Amazonia Australasia South America Laurance, William F. Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis |
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Carbon Sequestration Community Composition Edge Effect Environmental Disturbance Forest Dynamics Global Warming Habitat Fragmentation Invasive Species Literature Review Storm Damage Vulnerability Wind Amazonia Australasia South America |
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Wind disturbance is an important ecological force in the tropics, especially in the cyclonic and hurricane zones from about 7-20° latitude. Damage from intense winds may be especially severe in fragmented forests because of their abrupt artificial margins and denuded surrounding landscapes. We review available information on the effects of windstorms on fragmented forests, synthesizing studies from Australasia, Amazonia and elsewhere in the tropics. Wind damage in fragmented landscapes can be influenced by a range of factors, such as forest-edge orientation, edge structure, the size of nearby clearings and local topography. We argue that wind disturbances are likely to interact with, and exacerbate, a range of deleterious environmental changes in fragmented forests. Among the most important of these are altered forest structure, shifts in plant species composition, exotic-plant invasions, reduced carbon storage and elevated vulnerability to fire. The damaging impacts of winds on fragmented forests could potentially increase in the future, particularly if global warming leads to increasingly severe or frequent windstorms. |
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Artigo |
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Laurance, William F. |
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Curran, Timothy J. |
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Curran, Timothy J. |
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Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis |
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Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis |
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Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis |
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Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis |
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Impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: A review and synthesis |
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impacts of wind disturbance on fragmented tropical forests: a review and synthesis |
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Austral Ecology |
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2020 |
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