Luquillo LTER researchers redistribute debris that was trimmed from the canopy in Puerto Rico

Luquillo LTER researchers redistribute debris that was trimmed from the canopy

Luquillo LTER researchers redistribute debris that was trimmed from the canopy in Puerto Rico. The addition of organic matter to certain plots is to mimic the large quantity of detritus distributed onto the forest floor resulting from a hurricane.

Photo courtesy of: 
Aaron Shiels
From: 
Luquillo Canopy Trimming Experiment Studies Forest Resilience After Hurricanes