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Tree functional traits as predictors of microburst-associated treefalls in tropical wet forests |
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| Authors: | Alana M Rader Amy Cottrell Anna Kudla Tiffany Lum David Henderson Harshad Karandikar Susan G Letcher |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Geography, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey;2. Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina;3. Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina;4. Department of Botany, University of Hawai?i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii;5. Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri;6. Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California;7. Department of Plant Biology, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine |
| Abstract: | On 19 May 2018, a microburst caused 600 isolated forest gaps in a Costa Rican tropical forest. We surveyed fallen and standing trees within gaps to determine whether certain variables are associated with treefalls. Our results highlight considerations for future research to understand the impacts of microbursts in tropical forests. |
| Keywords: | Costa Rica functional traits La Selva Biological Station old growth forest resilience tropical storms |