Tree distribution pattern and fate of juveniles in a lowland tropical rain forest - Implications for regeneration and maintenance of species diversity

Plant Ecology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-171

  Okuda, Toshinori ^a,b   Kachi, Naoki ^b,c   Yap, Son Kheong ^a   Manokaran, N ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dipterocarp forest; Dynamic equilibrium status; Lowland tropical rain forest in Malaysia; Negative conspecific effect; Regeneration; Spatial distribution pattern

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT; SAPLING; TREE DISTRIBUTION;

MALAYSIA, PASOH FOREST RESERVE;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE;

EID: 0030984131     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009727109920     Document Type: Article

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