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Fruit dispersal of two dipterocarp species in a Malaysian rain forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2001

NORIYUKI OSADA ,
HIROSHI TAKEDA ,
AKIO FURUKAWA  and
MUHAMAD AWANG
NORIYUKI OSADA
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Forest Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
HIROSHI TAKEDA
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Forest Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
AKIO FURUKAWA
Affiliation:
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan Present address: Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
MUHAMAD AWANG
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Abstract

Seed dispersal is the predominant mobile stage for sessile plants, and critically affects the distribution patterns of the species (Nathan & Muller-Landau 2000). Thus, seed dispersal patterns are important in understanding the population dynamics of the species.

Keywords

DipterocarpaceaeDipterocarpus cornutusDipterocarpus crinitusfruit dispersalheight of releaseMalaysiawind speedwing-loading
Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 17 , Issue 6 , November 2001 , pp. 911 - 917
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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