Covariation between understorey light environments and soil resources in Bornean mixed dipterocarp rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-44

  Russo, Sabrina E ^a   Zhang, Lin ^b   Tan, Sylvester ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental gradients; forest understorey; Malaysia; soil texture; sunflecks; tree regeneration; tropical forest

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LIGHT EFFECT; LOAMY SAND; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RADIATION BALANCE; RAINFOREST; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; SHRUB; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BORNEO;

EID: 83455250464     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467411000538     Document Type: Article

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