Variations of leaf and stem traits in relation to altitudinal distributions of 12 Fagaceae species of Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

• Main Authors: Kiyosada Kawai, Berhaman Ahmad, Ismawati Palle, Naoki Okada
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: The Japan Society of Tropical Ecology 2020
• Subjects: QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34546/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34546/2/Full%20text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34546/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tropics/29/2/29_MS19-14/_article; https://doi.org/10.3759/tropics.MS19-14
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Fagaceae in Southeast Asia shows diverse distributions along altitude, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Since species traits (morphological and physiological characteristics) can dictate their resource use strategies (e.g., the way of resource acquisition and allocation), they potential...