Disturbance frequency, intensity and forest structure modulate cyclone‐induced changes in mangrove forest canopy cover

• Published in: Global ecology and biogeography Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 37 - 50
• Main Authors: Peereman, Jonathan, Hogan, J. Aaron, Lin, Teng‐Chiu, Michaletz, Sean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Canopies; canopy cover; Cyclones; Damage; disturbance; Disturbances; Dynamic structural analysis; enhanced vegetation index; forest structure; Forests; Herbivores; Mangrove swamps; Mangrove trees; Mangroves; normalized difference infrared index; Recovery time; Remote sensing; resilience; Satellites; Tropical cyclones; Tropical environments; Tropical forests; Vegetation; Vegetation index; Wind; Wind speed

Aim Tropical cyclones are large‐scale disturbances that can shape the structure and dynamics of mangrove forests. Although tropical cyclone activity overlaps extensively with the latitudinal distribution of mangrove forests, the relationships between cyclone intensity and frequency and mangrove fore...