Changes in spatial distribution during the life history of a tropical tree, Scaphium macropodum (Sterculiaceae) in Borneo

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Yamada, Toshihiro ^a   Suzuki, Eizi ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Janzen Connell model; Leaf phenology; Light environment; Regeneration; Tropical rain forest; Wind dispersal

Indexed keywords

MALVACEAE; SCAPHIUM; SCAPHIUM MACROPODUM;

EID: 0031285932     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02509306     Document Type: Article

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