Disturbance and resilience in the Luquillo Experimental Forest

• Published in: Biological conservation Vol. 253; p. 108891
• Main Authors: Zimmerman, Jess K., Wood, Tana E., González, Grizelle, Ramirez, Alonso, Silver, Whendee L., Uriarte, Maria, Willig, Michael R., Waide, Robert B., Lugo, Ariel E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Biogeochemistry; Climate change; Drought; Food web; Forest management; Gamma radiation; Hurricane; Land use; Landslide; Succession; Warming; Warming; Climate change; Biogeochemistry; Succession; Food web; Gamma radiation; Forest management; Landslide; Drought; Hurricane; Land use

The Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF) has a long history of research on tropical forestry, ecology, and conservation, dating as far back as the early 19th Century. Scientific surveys conducted by early explorers of Puerto Rico, followed by United States institutions contributed early understanding...