Photosynthesis in relation to growth and seedling ecology of two dipterocarp rain forest tree species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 863-876

  Zipperlen, Simon W ^a   Press, Malcolm C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allometry; ecophysiology; gas exchange model; hemispherical photography; regeneration ecology

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST;

MALAYSIA, SABAH;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; DRYOBALANOPS LANCEOLATA; SHOREA LEPROSULA;

EID: 0030303540     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960558     Document Type: Article

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