Microtopography and distribution of canopy trees in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in the northern part of Okinawa Island, Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-113

  Enoki, Tsutomu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Configuration; Habitat niche; Landform; Spatial distribution; Species diversity; Subtropical

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; NICHE; REGENERATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

JAPAN;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0037349683     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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