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A floristic analysis of the lowland dipterocarp forests of Borneo
J. W. F. Slik,Axel Dalberg Poulsen,Peter S. Ashton,Charles H. Cannon,Karl A. O. Eichhorn,Kuswata Kartawinata,I. Lanniari,Hidetoshi Nagamasu,Michiko Nakagawa,M. G. L. Van Nieuwstadt,John Payne,Amiril Saridan,K. Sidiyasa,René Verburg,Campbell O. Webb,Peter Wilkie +15 more
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In this article, the authors used tree inventory data from 28 lowland tropical dipterocarp rain forest locations throughout Borneo to identify floristic regions in the lowland (below 500 m a.s.a.l.) tropical diptersphere rain forest based on tree genera, determine the characteristic taxa of these regions, study tree diversity patterns within Borneia, and relate the floristics and diversity patterns to abiotic factors such as mean annual rainfall and geographical distance between plots.Abstract:
Aim To (1) identify floristic regions in the lowland (below 500 m a.s.l.) tropical dipterocarp rain forest of Borneo based on tree genera, (2) determine the characteristic taxa of these regions, (3) study tree diversity patterns within Borneo, and (4) relate the floristic and diversity patterns to abiotic factors such as mean annual rainfall and geographical distance between plots. Location Lowland tropical dipterocarp rain forest of Borneo. Methods We used tree (diameter at breast height ‡ 9.8 cm) inventory data from 28 lowland dipterocarp rain forest locations throughout Borneo. From each location six samples of 640 individuals were drawn randomly. With these data we calculated a Sorensen and Steinhaus similarity matrix for the locations. These matrices were then used in an UPGMA clustering algorithm to determine the floristic relations between the locations (dendrogram). Principal coordinate analysis was used to ordinate the locations. Characteristic taxa for the identified floristic clusters were determined with the use of the INDVAL method of Dufrene & Legendre (1997). Finally, Mantel analysis was applied to determine the influence of mean annual rainfall and geographical distance between plots on floristic composition.read more
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