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Site characteristics and the distribution of tree species in Mixed Dipterocarp Forest on Tertiary sediments in central Sarawak, Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

I. C. Baillie ,
P. S. Ashton ,
M. N. Court ,
J. A. R. Anderson ,
E. A. Fitzpatrick  and
J. Tinsley
I. C. Baillie
Affiliation:
Departments of Soil Science and Plant Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2UD, Scotland, UK
P. S. Ashton
Affiliation:
Departments of Soil Science and Plant Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2UD, Scotland, UK
M. N. Court
Affiliation:
Departments of Soil Science and Plant Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2UD, Scotland, UK
J. A. R. Anderson
Affiliation:
Departments of Soil Science and Plant Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2UD, Scotland, UK
E. A. Fitzpatrick
Affiliation:
Departments of Soil Science and Plant Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2UD, Scotland, UK
J. Tinsley
Affiliation:
Departments of Soil Science and Plant Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2UD, Scotland, UK
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Abstract

Site data from 291 forest inventory plots in Mixed Dipterocarp Forest in central Sarawak were simplified by factor analysis. The distribution of the 33 commonest canopy tree species was related to site factor scores by ‘t’ tests. There appears to be a degree of edaphic influence on the distribution of many species. Fairly constant soil characteristics related to the lithology of the parent material appear to be more important than ephemerally variable pro perties such as organic matter or exchangeable cations. Magnesium appears to be particularly important, possibly because of an effect on the capacity of mycorrhizal root systems to absorb phosphorus.

Keywords

DipterocarpaceaeMalaysiasite-species associationssoilstropical rain forest
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , August 1987 , pp. 201 - 220
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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