Diversity in specific gravity and water content of wood among Bornean tropical rainforest trees

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-224

  Suzuki, Eizi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Indonesia; Tropical rainforests; Wood specific gravity; Wood water contents

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RAINFOREST; WATER CONTENT; WOOD;

INDONESIA;

ARTOCARPUS; EUGENIA; FICUS; MACARANGA; SHOREA; XANTHOPHYLLUM;

EID: 0033199843     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.143301.x     Document Type: Article

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