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\title{Aridity and forest age mediate landscape scale patterns of tropical
forest resistance to cyclonic storms}



\author[1]{German Vargas Gutierrez}%
\author[2]{Humfredo Marcano}%
\author[3]{Tom Ruzycki}%
\author[4]{Tana Wood}%
\author[1]{William Anderegg}%
\author[5]{Jennifer Powers}%
\author[4]{Eileen Helmer}%
\affil[1]{The University of Utah}%
\affil[2]{USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station}%
\affil[3]{Colorado State University Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands}%
\affil[4]{USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry}%
\affil[5]{University of Minnesota}%


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  \date{June 05, 2024}


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Ecological theory holds that tropical forest resistance to hurricanes
should increase with stand age and aridity. However, limited data beyond
a handful of long-term monitoring sites makes it hard to link resistance
to hurricanes with environmental gradients. We address this by using
trait data for 410 tree species, remote sensing metrics of canopy
structure, and 339 plots to assess whether forest age and aridity
mediate the impacts of two hurricanes in Puerto Rico. Hurricanes caused
a 45\% and 21\% decrease in forest canopy height and cover,
respectively, with a 25\% increase in tree mortality. Old forest stands
in wetter regions as well as those with tall canopies dominated by low
wood density species were the most affected. Interestingly, high
resistance to hurricanes was related to enhanced drought tolerance.
These results highlight crucial complexity to include when forecasting
the fate of tropical forests to increasingly stronger hurricanes in a
changing climate.%
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