Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I General perspectives
- Part II Regional floristic and animal diversity
- Part III Hydrometeorology of tropical montane cloud forest
- Part IV Nutrient dynamics in tropical montane cloud forests
- Part V Cloud forest water use, photosynthesis, and effects of forest conversion
- Part VI Effects of climate variability and climate change
- 54 Meso-scale climate change due to lowland deforestation in the maritime tropics
- 55 The impact of deforestation on orographic cloud formation in a complex tropical environment
- 56 Meso-scale climate change in the central mountain region of Veracruz State, Mexico
- 57 Potential effects of global climate change on epiphytes in a tropical montane cloud forest: an experimental study from Monteverde, Costa Rica
- 58 Climatic change impacts on tropical montane cloud forests: fire as a major determinant in the upper zones of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- 59 Historical 14C evidence of fire in tropical montane cloud forests in the Chimalapas region of Oaxaca, southern Mexico
- 60 Biennial variation in tree diameter growth during eight years in tropical montane cloud forests on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- 61 Modeling the dynamics of tropical montane cloud forest in central Veracruz, Mexico
- Part VII Cloud forest conservation, restoration, and management issues
- References
60 - Biennial variation in tree diameter growth during eight years in tropical montane cloud forests on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
from Part VI - Effects of climate variability and climate change
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I General perspectives
- Part II Regional floristic and animal diversity
- Part III Hydrometeorology of tropical montane cloud forest
- Part IV Nutrient dynamics in tropical montane cloud forests
- Part V Cloud forest water use, photosynthesis, and effects of forest conversion
- Part VI Effects of climate variability and climate change
- 54 Meso-scale climate change due to lowland deforestation in the maritime tropics
- 55 The impact of deforestation on orographic cloud formation in a complex tropical environment
- 56 Meso-scale climate change in the central mountain region of Veracruz State, Mexico
- 57 Potential effects of global climate change on epiphytes in a tropical montane cloud forest: an experimental study from Monteverde, Costa Rica
- 58 Climatic change impacts on tropical montane cloud forests: fire as a major determinant in the upper zones of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- 59 Historical 14C evidence of fire in tropical montane cloud forests in the Chimalapas region of Oaxaca, southern Mexico
- 60 Biennial variation in tree diameter growth during eight years in tropical montane cloud forests on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- 61 Modeling the dynamics of tropical montane cloud forest in central Veracruz, Mexico
- Part VII Cloud forest conservation, restoration, and management issues
- References
Summary
ABSTRACT
Biennial variation in tree diameter growth was studied during eight years (1995–2003) in nine tropical rain forests on Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. These forests are located at four altitudes (700, 1700, 2700, and 3100 m.a.s.l.) on contrasting geological substrates (ultrabasic versus non-ultrabasic). The seven forests at and above 1700 m.a.s.l. may be classified as montane cloud forests, whereas the other two at 700 m.a.s.l. are lowland forests. A severe drought associated with an El Niño–Southern Oscillation event occurred from late 1997 to early 1998. Mean absolute growth rates of stem diameter in each of four 2-year periods increased from smaller (4.8–10 cm diameter) to larger (≥10 cm diameter) stems in each forest, decreased with increasing altitude on the same substrate, and were greater on non-ultrabasic than on ultrabasic substrate at the same altitudes. There were significant, concordant biennial variations in growth rates among the nine forests for both smaller and larger stems. The period of least growth included the drought in all forests for larger stems. Overall, the patterns of variation were similar among forests on different substrates at the same altitude (especially for larger stems), suggesting climatic rather than edaphic control of tree growth. Growth rates exhibited a consistent pattern in that: (i) rates for individual stems changed substantially from pre-drought (1995–1997) to drought periods (1997–1999), and (ii) the altered growth rates persisted during post-drought periods (1999–2001 and 2001–2003), especially in the montane forests. […]
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