Edaphic specialization in tropical trees: Physiological correlates and responses to reciprocal transplantation

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3063-3077

  Baltzer, J L ^a,b   Thomas, S C ^a   Nilus, R ^c,d   Burslem, D F R P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Borneo; Edaphic association; Multiple resource interactions; Nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthesis; Reciprocal transplant experiment; Tropical rain forest; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SPECIALIZATION; TRANSPLANTATION; UNDERSTORY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 27944492332     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0598     Document Type: Article

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