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Immediate impact of a hurricane on the structure of a tropical butterfly community
Author(s) -
Mullany Frances,
Hollands Georgina,
Snaddon Jake L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12549
Subject(s) - understory , butterfly , species richness , geography , abundance (ecology) , ecology , canopy , ecosystem , rainforest , tropics , agroforestry , environmental science , biology
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.
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