Data from: Allocation and functional traits of trees and saplings of Bornean tree species growing under contrasting soil nutrient availabilities

The files hold the data of allocation and traits of adult trees ((i) the
relationship between tree height and diameter at breast height, (ii)
nutrient concentration in green leaves, senescent leaves, wood, and (iii)
wood density) and saplings ((i) biomass allocation to leaves, stem, coarse
roots, and fine roots, (ii) nutrient concentration in levees, senescent
leaves, stem, and roots, and (iii) leaf mass per area) in Bornean tropical
tree species growing under contrasting soil nutrient availabilities. Study
site includes the Tawau Hills Park (4°27′N, 117°56′E, ca. 300 m asl), the
Deramakot Forest Reserve (5°22′N, 117°25′E, ca. 250 m asl), and Nabawan
(5°05′N, 116°29′E, ca. 500 m asl), Sabah, Malaysia. Vegetation of Tawau
and Deramakot is a mixed dipterocarp forest, whereas that of Nabawan is a
tropical heath forest. These sites considerably differ in soil
characteristics. The forests in the Tawau Hills Park lie on the andesitic
volcanic ash derived from the past eruptions ca. 27000 years ago by Mt.
Magdalena, Mt. Lucia, and Mt. Maria. On the other hand, soils in the
Deramakot Forest Reserve are derived from tertiary sedimentary rocks.
Soils of Nabawan are classified as white sand podosol.