Primary lowland dipterocarp forest at Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. Species composition and patterns in the understorey

Vegetatio

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-220

  Newbery, D McC ^a   Campbell, E J F ^a   Proctor, J ^a   Still, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNDERSTOREY;

MALAYSIA, SABAH, DANUM VALLEY;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE;

EID: 0030470143     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00044700     Document Type: Article

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