Distribution of detritivores in tropical forest streams of peninsular Malaysia: Role of temperature, canopy cover and altitude variability

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 679-690

  Che Salmah, Md Rawi ^a   Al Shami, Salman Abdo ^a   Abu Hassan, Ahmad ^a   Madrus, Madziatul Rosemahanie ^a   Nurul Huda, Abdul ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Canopy cover; Peninsular Malaysia; Shredders; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; FOREST; INVERTEBRATE; MALAYSIA; PLANT; RIVER; TEMPERATURE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; INVERTEBRATES; MALAYSIA; PLANTS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84903741807     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0648-9     Document Type: Article

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