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<p>Determining the spatial patterning of tree species can provide inferences on underlying ecological processes. <italic>Gonystylus brunnescens</italic> is a South-east Asian subcanopy forest tree. To determine the spatial patterns of this species, we recorded the distribution of all individuals in a 0.4 ha sampling plot in eastern Borneo. We found that the pattern deviated from random and was well-described by the Matérn cluster model; clusters had a radius of approximately 4.2 m and contained an average of six seedlings each. This supports the hypothesis of animal-dispersed seeds and, due to a clear lack of association of juveniles with adults, may be due to scatter-hoarding of seeds by small mammal seed dispersers.</p>
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Determining the spatial patterning of tree species can provide inferences on underlying ecological processes. Gonystylus brunnescens is a South-east Asian subcanopy forest tree. To determine the spatial patterns of this species, we recorded the distribution of all individuals in a 0.4 ha sampling plot in eastern Borneo. We found that the pattern deviated from random and was well-described by the Matérn cluster model; clusters had a radius of approximately 4.2 m and contained an average of six seedlings each. This supports the hypothesis of animal-dispersed seeds and, due to a clear lack of association of juveniles with adults, may be due to scatter-hoarding of seeds by small mammal seed dispersers.

Spatial patterning of <italic>Gonystylus brunnescens</italic> in eastern Borneo

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Determining the spatial patterning of tree species can provide inferences on underlying ecological processes. Gonystylus brunnescens is a South-east Asian...

Spatial patterning of Gonystylus brunnescens in eastern Borneo

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 55 - 59

Received: Nov 04, 2022

Accepted: Nov 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0004

Keywords
Kalimantan, ramin, Ripley’s K, seed dispersal, spatial clustering, spatial statistics

© 2023 Francis Q. Brearley et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Spatial patterning of Gonystylus brunnescens in eastern Borneo

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 55 - 59

Received: Nov 04, 2022

Accepted: Nov 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0004

KeywordsKalimantan, ramin, Ripley’s K, seed dispersal, spatial clustering, spatial statistics

© 2023 Francis Q. Brearley et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Kalimantan, ramin, Ripley’s K, seed dispersal, spatial clustering, spatial statistics