A decade of canopy-tree seedling survival and growth in two Bornean rain forests: Persistence and recovery from suppression

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 645-658

  Delissio, Lisa J ^a   Primack, Richard B ^b   Hall, Pamela ^c   Lee, H S ^d  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Forest Department Sarawak   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Age structure; Dipterocarps; Growth; Lambir Hills National Park; Mortality; Population dynamics; Resilience; Sarawak; Shade tolerant tree seedlings; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; TROPICAL FOREST;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0036735285     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467402002420     Document Type: Article

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