Altitudinal zonation of rain forest on Bukit Belalong, Brunei: Soils, forest structure and floristics

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-241

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Altitudinal zonation; Borneo; Brunei; Dipterocarpaceae; Diversity; Montane; Rain forest; Soils

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; FOREST STRUCTURE; RAINFOREST; SOIL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRUNEI, BUKIT BELALONG;

CLUSIACEAE; DIPTEROCARPACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; LAURACEAE; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0030617945     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010427     Document Type: Article

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