Seedling species determines rates of leaf herbivory in a Malaysian rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 513-519

  Eichhorn, Markus P ^a,c   Compton, Stephen G ^a   Hartley, Sue E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dipterocarpaceae; Gap; Habitat specialization; Insect; Reciprocal transplant; Understorey

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HERBIVORY; LEAF; RAINFOREST; SANDSTONE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL TYPE; UNDERSTORY;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE;

EID: 33746655014     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740600335X     Document Type: Article

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