Tree species differentiation in growth, recruitment and allometry in relation to maximum height in a Bornean mixed dipterocarp forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 797-806

  Kohyama, Takashi ^a   Suzuki, Eizi ^b   Partomihardjo, Tukirin ^c   Yamada, Toshihiko ^d   Kubo, Takuya ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^d PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Demography; Equilibrium; Forest architecture hypothesis; Size distribution; Tropical rain forest; Upper height limit

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; GROWTH; HEIGHT; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BORNEO;

EID: 0141958801     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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