Tree mortality rates appear to be increasing in moist tropical forests (MTF s) with significant
carbon cycle consequences. Here, we review the state of knowledge regarding MTF tree …

This paper presents a review of our current understanding of the process of wind damage to
trees and forests, with a particular, but not exclusive focus, on planted and managed forests …

Tropical forests are mitigating the ongoing climate crisis by absorbing more atmospheric
carbon than they emit. However, widespread increases in tree mortality rates are decreasing …

Widespread degradation of tropical forests is caused by a variety of disturbances that
interact in ways that are not well understood. To explore potential synergies between edge …

Hurricanes occur regularly along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the southern United States
and can have intense ecological and economic impacts on forests. Frequent low-intensity …

Tree death is a key process for our understanding of how forests are and will respond to
global change. The extensive forests across the southern Amazonia edge—the driest …

Tree mortality is a key driver of forest community composition and carbon dynamics. Strong
winds associated with severe convective storms are dominant natural drivers of tree …

Amazon forests account for~ 25% of global land biomass and tropical tree species. In these
forests, windthrows (ie, snapped and uprooted trees) are a major natural disturbance, but …

The failure of trees during storms imposes strong economic and societal costs. Statistical
modeling for predicting the probability of a tree failing during storms has the potential to help …

Tree mortality is a critical process in forest ecosystems, as it influences floristic composition,
structure, dynamics, carbon storage, and forest nutrient cycling. However, the mechanisms …