Allometric differentiation among tropical tree seedlings in heath and peat-swamp forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 667-681

  Nishimura, Takashi B ^a,c   Suzuki, Eizi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Frontier Observ Res Syst Global   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allocation; Architecture; Indonesia; Leaf morphology; Lowland forest; Water limitation

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SEEDLING; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDONESIA; KALIMANTAN;

EID: 0035200043     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467401001493     Document Type: Review

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