Tropical Forest Reorganization after Cyclone and Fire Disturbance in Samoa: Remnant Trees as Biological Legacies

In disturbed rain forests, large, living remnant trees may be of significant importance for postdisturbance reorganization either directly, by producing large quantities of seeds, or indirectly, by attracting vertebrate seed dispersers. In addition, remnant trees may also be important in providing...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas Elmqvist, Maria Wall, Anna-Lena Berggren, Lisa Blix, Åsa Fritioff, Ulrika Rinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2002-01-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol5/iss2/art10/