Factors influencing species composition in tropical lowland rain forest: Does soil matter?

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-30

  Sollins, Phillip ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation studies vs. field experiment; Drainage; Nutrient availability; Phosphorus; Soil classification; Soil mapping; Soil properties, effect on species composition; Species distribution; Tropical lowland rain forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SOIL PROPERTY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031714518     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[0023:FISCIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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