SOIL FERTILITY AND TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN TWO MALAYSIAN FORESTS

Amir Husni Mohd. Shariff; H.G. Miller; S. Appanah

SOIL FERTILITY AND TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN TWO MALAYSIAN FORESTS

Authors

Amir Husni Mohd. Shariff
H.G. Miller
S. Appanah

Keywords:

Tropical rain forests, species diversity, soil nutrients, competition, domination

Abstract

The influence of soil fertility on species diversity between Tekam Forest Reserve (TFR) and Pasoh Forest Reserve (PFR) is discussed. TFR has mainly volcanic derived soil while PFR soil comprises shale and alluvial deposits. The former is species poor compared to PFR. The difference is rather a function of geological formation than soil series per se. A Competition-Domination-Suppression hypothesis is advanced to explain for the difference in species diversity in the two reserves.

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Published

1991-06-06

How to Cite

Amir Husni Mohd. Shariff, H.G. Miller, & S. Appanah. (1991). SOIL FERTILITY AND TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN TWO MALAYSIAN FORESTS. Journal of Tropical Forest Science (JTFS), 3(4), 318–331. Retrieved from https://jtfs.frim.gov.my/jtfs/article/view/2065