Photosynthetic characteristics of dipterocarp seedlings in three tropical rain forest light environments: A basis for niche partitioning?

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 453-463

  Barker, Martin G ^a   Press, Malcolm C ^b   Brown, Nick D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Begonia sp; Climax species; Dipterocarpaceae; Macaranga hypoleuca; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST TREE; SEEDLING;

MALAYSIA, SABAH;

BEGONIA; DIPTEROCERPACEAE; MACARANGA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0031466775     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050332     Document Type: Article

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