The causes of altitudinal zonation of rain forests on Bukit Belalong, Brunei

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 407-418

  Pendry, Colin A ^a,b   Proctor, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Decomposition; Litterfall; Montane; Mountain; Nutrients; Soils; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; FOREST STRUCTURE; RAINFOREST;

BRUNEI, BUKIT BELALONG;

EID: 0030457286     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261202     Document Type: Article

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