Root architecture and root:shoot allocation of shrubs and saplings in two lowland tropical forests: Implications for life-form composition

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-101

  Becker, Peter ^a   Sharbini, Norhartini ^a   Yahya, Razali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Brunei; Life form; Panama; Plant architecture; Root depth; Root:shoot; Soil nutrients; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; ROOTING; TROPICAL FOREST;

GIGANTE; PANAMA;

EID: 0032787232     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00120.x     Document Type: Article

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