Immediate impact of a hurricane on the structure of a tropical butterfly community. (15th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mullany, Frances; Hollands, Georgina; Snaddon, Jake L.
• Is Part Of: Biotropica. Volume 50:Number 3(2018)
• Page Start: 487
• Page End: 490
• Publication Date: 2018-05-15
• Subjects: disturbance -- Lepidoptera -- tropical forest -- wind‐storm; Biotic communities -- Tropics -- Periodicals; Applied ecology -- Tropics -- Periodicals; Biology -- Tropics -- Periodicals; 577.80913
• DOI: 10.1111/btp.12549
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0006-3606

Abstract

Abstract: More intense and frequent hurricanes may lead to long‐lasting effects to tropical ecosystems. Here, we describe the immediate impact on the butterfly community of a lowland forest in Belize, following Hurricane Earl. Species richness and abundance increased posthurricane, likely driven by convergence of the organization between the canopy and understory communities.