The relationships between climate and forest dynamics can help us to interpret patterns of ecosystem carbon and to predict how forests react to climatic changes. We report mass dynamics of deadwood (necromass) from tropical forest ecosystems subject to some of the highest frequency of tropical cyclones in the world and to regular, persistent seasonal monsoon winds. Plots that are influenced by typhoons but exposed to different degrees of monsoon winds were monitored. We expected that stocks and inputs of necromass would reflect the seasonal intensity of wind events and be higher in the high wind exposure forest than in the low wind exposure forest, especially for fallen woody debris. The results showed that necromass input was indeed influenced by the magnitude of typhoons and aggravated by monsoon winds. However, while there was no significant difference in stock of necromass between plots, inputs of standing necromass were significantly higher in the high wind exposure plot; these were mostly derived from dead resprouts. Both our forests had very low values of total necromass stocks (3.47–4.32 Mg C ha⁻¹) and inputs (2.1–2.5 Mg C ha⁻¹ y⁻¹) compared with tropical forests worldwide. Our results show that both monsoon and typhoon winds shape these tropical forests, favouring low stature individuals and trees with ability to resprout and that these strategies provide these forests with remarkable resistance and resilience to wind disturbances. Our findings from some of the most wind-affected forests in the world indicate how woody carbon dynamics and forest structure in other regions may respond to future changes in the frequency and intensity of winds.

气候与森林动态之间的关系可以帮助我们解释生态系统碳的模式并预测森林如何对气候变化做出反应。我们报告了热带森林生态系统中枯木（死木）的大量动态，这些生态系统受到世界上一些最频繁的热带气旋和定期、持续的季节性季风的影响。监测受台风影响但暴露于不同程度季风的地块。我们预计死灵的存量和输入将反映风事件的季节性强度，并且在高风暴露森林中比在低风暴露森林中更高，尤其是对于掉落的木质碎片。结果表明，死灵输入确实受到台风强度的影响，并被季风加剧。然而，虽然不同地块之间的死尸存量没有显着差异，但在大风暴露地块中，站立的死尸的输入显着更高；这些主要来自死芽。我们的两个森林的总死尸种群价值都非常低（3.47–4.32 Mg C ha^-1 ) 和投入 (2.1–2.5 Mg C ha ^-1  y ^-1 ) 与全球热带森林相比。我们的研究结果表明，季风和台风都塑造了这些热带森林，有利于身材矮小的个体和具有重新发芽能力的树木，并且这些策略为这些森林提供了显着的抗风干扰能力和恢复力。我们在世界上一些受风影响最严重的森林中的发现表明，其他地区的木质碳动态和森林结构可能如何应对未来风的频率和强度的变化。