Tap-root depth of tropical seedlings in relation to species-specific edaphic preferences

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-160

  Yamada, Toshihiro ^a   Suzuki, Eizi ^b   Yamakura, Takuo ^c   Tan, Sylvester ^d  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Architecture; Dipterocarpaceae; Dryobalanops aromatica; Dryobalanops lanceolata; Lambir Hills National Park; Scaphium borneense; Scaphium longipetiolatum; Sterculiaceae; Tropical rain forests

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; SOIL TYPE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; LAMBIR HILLS NATIONAL PARK; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

DRYOBALANOPS AROMATICA; DRYOBALANOPS LANCEOLATA; SCAPHIUM BORNEENSE; SCAPHIUM LONGIPETIOLATUM;

EID: 14844336948     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404002238     Document Type: Article

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