Effect of light intensity on growth, leaf production, leaf lifespan and leaf nutrient budgets of acacia mangium, Cinnamomum iners, Dyera costulata, Eusideroxylon zwageri and Shorea roxburghii

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 218-234

  Tong, P S ^a   Ng, F S P ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Growth modelling; Nutrient cycling; Nutrient uptake; Phenology; Senescence

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FORESTRY; RECYCLING;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DIAMETER INCREMENT; GROWTH MODELLING; HUMID TROPICS; LEAF PRODUCTION; LIFE SPANS; LIGHT INTENSITIES; NUTRIENT BUDGETS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT RECYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOLOGY; RATE OF PRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; TURNOVER RATE;

NUTRIENTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; LEGUME; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SAPLING; SENESCENCE;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM INERS; DYERA COSTULATA; EUSIDEROXYLON ZWAGERI; SHOREA ROXBURGHII;

EID: 49149104410     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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