Abstract: Abstract This chapter deals with the ecology of Tropical East Asia from a plant perspective. The life cycle of forest trees is covered in detail, including pollination, seed dispersal, seed predation, and the seedling, sapling, and adult stages. Other life forms, including lianas, ground herbs, epiphytes, and hemi-epiphytes, are considered in less detail. Recent advances in plant community ecology are discussed, including the mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of species diversity in tropical forests (growth–survival trade-offs, negative density dependence, Janzen–Connell effects, neutral theory), and the influence of functional traits and phylogeny on community assembly. Forest succession is discussed in a regional context.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-08-21
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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