Hurricanes have visible and invisible effects on forests. The visible effects are dramatic,
noticeable over the short‐term and relatively well documented in the literature. Invisible …

Forest vertebrate fauna provide critical services, such as pollination and seed dispersal,
which underpin functional and resilient ecosystems. In turn, many of these fauna are …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

Extreme weather events (EWEs; for example, heatwaves, cold spells, storms, floods and
droughts) and non-native species invasions are two major threats to global biodiversity and …

The literature on the effects of catastrophic wind disturbance (windstorms, gales, cyclones,
hurricanes, tornadoes) on forest vegetation is reviewed to examine factors controlling the …

Global climate change is expected to affect temperature and precipitation patterns, oceanic
and atmospheric circulation, rate of rising sea level, and the frequency, intensity, timing, and …

1 The effect of a category 4 hurricane (Hurricane Hugo, 18 September 1989) on subtropical
wet forest in Puerto Rico was examined at stand and species levels with respect to the …

Recent declines in Neotropical—Nearctic migrant songbird populations are often attributed
to events during the nonbreeding season, such as tropical habitat conversion and drought …

Cyclonic storms, variously called typhoons, cyclones, or hurricanes (henceforth, hurricanes),
are common in many parts of the world, where their frequent occurrence can have both …

Tropical cyclones (also known as hurricanes and typhoons) are now believed to be an
important component of the Earth's climate system,,. In particular, by vigorously mixing the …