The impact of drought on the population dynamics of canopy-tree seedlings in an aseasonal Malaysian rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 489-500

  Delissio, Lisa J ^a,b   Primack, Richard B ^b  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipterocarps; El Ni o Southern Oscillation Event; Height loss; Lambir Hills National Park; Mortality; Population dynamics; Sarawak; Shade tolerant tree seedlings; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEEDLING; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BORNEO;

EID: 0142027541     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003547     Document Type: Article

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