Drought and the consequences of El Niño in Borneo: A case study of figs

Population Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-75

  Harrison, R D ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aseasonal climate; Conservation of biodiversity; Fig wasp; Local extinction; Mortality; Phenology; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DROUGHT; EL NINO; PLANT COMMUNITY; SIZE STRUCTURE;

BORNEO; LAMBIR HILLS NATIONAL PARK; SARAWAK;

AGAONIDAE; ANIMALIA; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034954105     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012017     Document Type: Review

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