Winds of change. A commentary on 'Demographic trade-offs and functional shifts in a hurricane-impacted tropical forest'

Ann Bot. 2023 Aug 25;131(7):iii-v. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcad076.

Abstract

This article comments on:

María Natalia Umaña, Jessica Needham, Jimena Forero-Montaña, Christopher J. Nytch, Nathan G. Swenson, Jill Thompson, María Uriarte and Jess K. Zimmerman. Demographic trade-offs and functional shifts in a hurricane-impacted tropical forest, Annals of Botany, Volume 131, Issue 7, 6 June 2023, Pages 1051–1060, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad004

Keywords: Community assembly; functional traits; hurricane disturbance; life history trade-offs; plant demography; tropical forest recovery.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cyclonic Storms*
  • Demography
  • Ecosystem
  • Forests