Effects of Topography on Tropical Lower Montane Forests under Different Geological Conditions on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

Species composition and forest structure change with topography. However, mechanisms for topographical vegetation changes are still not well understood, because a topographical gradient is a complex environmental gradient inclusive of many factors. The foot of Mt. Kinabalu is covered with three type...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant Ecology. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 159(2002), 1, Seite 35-49
1. Verfasser: Takyu, Masaaki (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Aiba, Shin-Ichiro, Kitayama, Kanehiro
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant Ecology
Schlagworte:Forest structure Geological substrate Species composition Species diversity Topography Tropical montane rain forest Physical sciences Biological sciences