Leaf Herbivory and decomposability in a Malaysian tropical rain forest

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2645-2656

  Kurokawa, Hiroko ^a,c   Nakashizuka, Tohru ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Decomposition; Herbivory; Leaf emergence pattern; Leaf traits; Lignin; Litter traits; LMA; Nitrogen; Phylogenetically independent contrast; Total phenolics; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EMERGENCE; HERBIVORY; LIGNIN; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PALATABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; RELATEDNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALAYSIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALAYSIA; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 54549084617     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1352.1     Document Type: Article

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