Creation of Alternate Stable States in Tropical Dry Forests as a Consequence of Human Disturbance

Skip J. Van Bloem1, Stefanie L Whitmire1 and Jarrod Thaxton2, (1)Clemson University, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Georgetown, SC, United States, (2)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, United States