Soil-related habitat specialization in dipterocarp rain forest tree species in Borneo

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 609-623

  Palmiotto, Peter A ^a   Davies, Stuart J ^b   Vogt, Kristiina A ^c   Ashton, Mark S ^d   Vogt, Daniel J ^c   Ashton, Peter S ^b  

^a ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Edaphic specialization; Mycorrhizae; Niche partitioning; Phosphorus limitation; Soil nutrients; Spatial aggregation of trees; Species coexistence; Tree seedlings; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; RAINFOREST; SOIL TYPE; TREE;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

DRYOBALANOPS AROMATICA; DRYOBALANOPS LANCEOLATA; HOPEA; HOPEA DRYOBALANOIDES; LANCEOLATA; SHOREA;

EID: 3943056218     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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