Soil-related performance variation and distributions of tree species in a Bornean rain forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 879-889

  Russo, Sabrina E ^a   Davies, Stuart J ^a   King, David A ^a   Tan, Sylvester ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sarawak Forestry Corporation ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Growth; Mixed dipterocarp tropical forest; Mortality; Niche differentiation; Soils

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE PLANTING;

ASIA; BORNEO; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33645799181     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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