Canopy gap dynamics of two different forest stands in a Malaysian lowland rain forest

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-116

  Numata, S ^a,e   Yasuda, M ^b   Okuda, T ^a   Kachi, N ^c   Nur Supardi, M N ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest structure; Light environment; Logging; Long term effect; Pasoh Forest Reserve; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LOGGING (FORESTRY); STRATIGRAPHY;

FOREST STRUCTURES; LIGHT ENVIRONMENTS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; PASOH FOREST RESERVES;

FORESTRY;

FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; LOGGING; REFORESTATION; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 33646434254     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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