Spatial patterns of common tree species relating to topography, canopy gaps and understorey vegetation in a hill dipterocarp forest at Semangkok Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 731-745

  Niiyama, K ^a   Abd Rahman, K ^b   Iida, S ^a   Kimura, K ^c   Azizi, R ^b   Appanah, S ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Common tree species; Hill dipterocarp forest; Peninsular Malaysia; Spatial distribution; Topography; Understorey vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000200983     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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