Short-term drought causes synchronous leaf shedding and flushing in a lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, Sarawak, Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 697-700

  Ichie, Tomoaki ^a   Hiromi, Toru ^b   Yoneda, Reiji ^c   Kamiya, Koichi ^d   Kohira, Masao ^e   Ninomiya, Ikuo ^f   Ogino, Kazuhiko ^g  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ehime Kindergarten   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Shiretoko Nature Foundation   (Japan)

^f EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borneo; Cambium growth; Flushing; Lambir Hills National Park; Leaf fall; Lowland mixed dipterocarp forest; Shoot elongation; Short term drought

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FOREST; LEAF; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 7944221276     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001713     Document Type: Article

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