Figure 2From: Diversity decrease of ant (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) after a forest disturbance: different responses among functional guilds Factors that can lead to heavy dropping of branches. (a) Heavy rains (>100 mm in a day), (b) strong winds (>2.0 m/s), and (c) insect pest (Mechoris ursulus) damage from 2001 to 2005. Arrows indicate the period of the big typhoon ‘Maemi’ in September 2003.Back to article page