Species diversity, abundance, and vertical size structure of rattans in Borneo and Java

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-538

  Watanabe, Natsuki M ^a   Suzuki, Eizi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calamus; Daemonorops; Height distribution; Liana; Palmae (Arecaceae); Species composition; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; HEIGHT; MONOCOTYLEDON; MONTANE FOREST; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; SWAMP FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VINE;

ASIA; BORNEO; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES;

ARECACEAE; CALAMUS (ANGIOSPERM); CALAMUS ROTANG; DAEMONOROPS;

EID: 43049164325     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9268-1     Document Type: Article

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