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 …

A number of studies indicate that tropical arthropods should be particularly vulnerable to
climate warming. If these predictions are realized, climate warming may have a more …

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 …

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 …

Hurricanes are common, potentially catastrophic events for ecosystems in the Caribbean.
We synthesize the work reported in this issue, together with the existing literature, to discuss …

Hurricane Hugo struck Puerto Rico on 18 September 1989 and radically altered the canopy
structure of forests in the Luquillo Mountains. We measured canopy structure before and …

The islands of the Caribbean contain habitat of critical importance to a large number of
endemic and resident birds, as well as many overwintering Neotropical migrants, and they …

Abstract Four months after Hurricane Gilbert we resampled 10 habitats that were sampled
previously in December 1987. Overall, we found no change in the total number of species …

In PNAS, Lister and Garcia (1) report declines in abundances of understory arthropods and
lizards between 1976 and 2012 and claim similar declines in populations of arthropods …

Landslides result in the loss of vertical vegetative structure, soil nutrients, and the soil seed
bank. These losses impede timely recovery of tropical forest communities. In this study we …