Characteristics of Old-Growth and Secondary Forests in Relation to Age and Typhoon Disturbance

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• old-growth forest 82%
• secondary forest 79%
• typhoon 69%
• disturbance 46%
• cyclone 32%
• woody debris 17%
• forest ecosystem 12%
• mortality 10%
• young 9%
• canopy gap 9%
• species diversity 6%
• canopy 5%
• climate 3%
• effect 1%

Agriculture & Biology

• typhoons 100%
• old-growth forests 87%
• secondary forests 80%
• species diversity 17%
• forest ecosystems 16%
• forest damage 10%
• canopy gaps 10%
• tree mortality 9%
• wood density 8%
• Taiwan 7%
• canopy 5%
• climate 5%

Chemical Compounds

• Ecosystem 79%
• Amount 14%
• Time 11%