Plant-soil and biotic interactions in tropical forests

• Main Author: Collins, Colton Lawrence Edward Iolani
• Other Authors: Patrick Martin
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2025
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Peatlands; Kerangas forest; Home-field advantage (HFA); Functional traits; Dipterocarps; Forest degradation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182423
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tropical forests are vital for biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration. This dissertation examines the ecological dynamics of Brunei’s waterlogged peat and kerangas forests and Panama’s lowland forests, focusing on aboveground and belowground properties. Field transplant experiments, pair...