Immediate impact of a hurricane on the structure of a tropical butterfly community |
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| Authors: | Frances Mullany Georgina Hollands Jake L Snaddon |
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| Institution: | 1. Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, UK;2. Centre for Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
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| Abstract: | More intense and frequent hurricanes may lead to long‐lasting effects to tropical ecosystems. Here, we describe the immediate impact on the butterfly community of a lowland forest in Belize, following Hurricane Earl. Species richness and abundance increased posthurricane, likely driven by convergence of the organization between the canopy and understory communities. |
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| Keywords: | disturbance Lepidoptera tropical forest wind‐storm |
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