Rainforest Ecosystems Of East Kalimantan

Author : Edi Guhardja,Mansur Fatawi,Maman Sutisna,Tokunori Mori,Seiichi Ohta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431679110

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Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan by Edi Guhardja,Mansur Fatawi,Maman Sutisna,Tokunori Mori,Seiichi Ohta Pdf

Since the late 1960s the Indonesian state of East Kalimantan has witnessed a marked increase in the impact of human activities chiefly commercial logging and agricultural exploitation. Located on the island of Borneo, East Kalimantan also was subjected to prolonged droughts and extensive wildfires in 1982-83 and 1997-98 that were linked to the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. The changes in the rainforest ecosystem in East Kalimantan during this 15-year cycle of severe ENSO events are the subject of this book. With an eye toward development of rehabilitation techniques for sustainable forest management, the authors examine possible interactive effects of drought, fire, and human impacts on the flora and fauna of the area.

Author : Kathy MacKinnon,Gusti Hatta
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781462905058

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Ecology of Kalimantan by Kathy MacKinnon,Gusti Hatta Pdf

The Ecology of Kalimantan is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's largest and most diverse islands. This book presents a complete summary of our current scientific knowledge about Borneo including the rainforest and riverine habitats that are endangered by logging and industrial development, along with a discussion of land use patterns and current problems. Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the huge island of Borneo. Kalimantan has played a key role in Indonesia’s economic development and is a major earner of foreign revenue due to the island's rich natural resources: forests, oil, gas, coal, and other minerals. In this book the authors argue that Kalimantan can be developed, but within tight ecological constraints and with great care. This book remains a standard reference for scientists, anthropologists, writers, and anyone interested in the region.

Author : Shigeo Kobayashi
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : 9789798764707

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Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Ecosystems by Shigeo Kobayashi Pdf

Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems project. Evaluation of forest harvesting and fire impacts on the forest ecosystems.Development of methods to rehabilitate logged-over forests and degraded forest lands. Development of silvicultural techniques on degraded forest lands. Network of the rehabilitation of degraded forest ecosystems.

Author : I Ketut Gunawan
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Democratization
ISBN : 9783865372802

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The Politics of the Indonesian Rainforest by I Ketut Gunawan Pdf

Author : Tim H Clutton-brock,David M Newbery,G T Prance
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781783261628

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Changes And Disturbance In Tropical Rain Forest In South East Asia by Tim H Clutton-brock,David M Newbery,G T Prance Pdf

Views on the dynamics of tropical forests are changing rapidly with the recognition that their environment is variable on the decadal to century scale. Fluctuating climatic conditions partly determine tropical forest structure, species composition and dynamics. Tropical communities are also highly contingent in space and time with respect to site and historical factors. Tropical forests have experienced to some degree this disturbance regime in the past, but climatologists are now predicting increasingly frequent extreme events in the new century. The combination of increasing deforestation and land-use conversion by man plus an increasingly variable environment means a situation that could be very difficult to manage.

Author : H. Lieth,M.J.A. Werger
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444596499

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Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems by H. Lieth,M.J.A. Werger Pdf

After publication of the first volume of the Tropical Rain Forest, the International Journal of Mycology and Lichenology commented ``This is a welcome addition to the literature on the ecology of tropical rain forests. The book provides a wealth of data and stimulating discussions and is of great interest to ecologists interested in tropical areas.'' Whereas the first volume dealt with system-ecological aspects such as community organization and processes, the present volume concentrates on biogeographical aspects such as species composition, diversity, and geographical variation. Recent ecological research in the tropical rain forest has greatly extended our understanding of biogeographical patterns of variation in the various groups of organisms, and has revealed many of the ecological and evolutionary forces that led to the present patterns of variation. Many important systems of co-evolution between the tropical rain forest ecosystems have also come to light, and the loss of species and related damage is better understood in quantitative terms. This volume presents a comprehensive review of these and other features of the rain forest ecosystem structure, and the ecological processes operating that system. General chapters on abiotic and biotic factors are followed by specific chapters on all major groups of organisms. Prospects for the future are discussed and research needs clearly stated. Also the human exploitation of the system, its effects and its limits are discussed. The book is extensively illustrated by photographs, graphs, and tables, and comprehensive bibliographies follow each chapter. Author, systematic and subject indices complete the book. It is a must for all ecologists, agriculturists, foresters, agronomists, hydrologists, soil scientists, entomologists, human ecologists, nature conservationists, and planners dealing with tropical areas. Biologists and environmentalists will also find the volume of great interest.

Author : Ken-ichi Abe,Tuck-Po Lye,Wil de Jong
Publisher : Trans Pacific Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1876843543

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The Political Ecology of Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia by Ken-ichi Abe,Tuck-Po Lye,Wil de Jong Pdf

Following an interdisciplinary approach to debates about the future of tropical forests in Southeast Asia, the authors - experts in their field - unravel the extent to which the interests of local inhabitants, nation-states and international environmental movements are intertwined. This volume, a joint publication with Kyoto University Press, examines the highly politicized context in which local forestry problems intersect with global market forces, focusing on the social and economic diversity of different tropical forests and their specific historical background. It emphasizes the importance of examining local issues in their own right.

Author : David Ward Roubik,Shoko Sakai,Abang A. Hamid Karim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0387213090

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Pollination Ecology and the Rain Forest by David Ward Roubik,Shoko Sakai,Abang A. Hamid Karim Pdf

The groundbreaking canopy-access and rain forest research at Lambir Hills National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia, has contributed an immense body of knowledge. Its major studies over more than a decade are synthesized here for the first time. The focus of this unique volume is on plant-animal interactions and some of the foundations that create and maintain tropical diversity, especially pollination and the phenomenon of the General Flowering. The work discussed has implications for tropical biology, ecology and pollination studies. The power of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation events and drought, particularly in their effects on mutualisms, are discussed in detail.

Author : David L. Hawksworth,Alan T. Bull
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402064449

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Plant Conservation and Biodiversity by David L. Hawksworth,Alan T. Bull Pdf

Original studies address key aspects of the conservation and biodiversity of plants. Articles are all peer-reviewed primary research papers, contributed by leading biodiversity researchers from around the world. Collectively, these articles provide a snapshot of the major issues and activities in global plant conservation. Many of the articles can serve as excellent case studies for courses in ecology, restoration, biodiversity, and conservation.

Author : T. Okuda,N. Manokaran,Y. Matsumoto,K. Niiyama,S.C. Thomas,P.S. Ashton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431670087

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Pasoh by T. Okuda,N. Manokaran,Y. Matsumoto,K. Niiyama,S.C. Thomas,P.S. Ashton Pdf

The Pasoh Forest Reserve (pasoh FR) has been a leading center for international field research in the Asian tropical forest since the 1970s, when a joint research project was carried out by Japanese, British and Malaysian research teams with the cooperation of the University of Malaya (UM) and the Forest Research Institute (FRI, now the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, FRIM) under the International Biological Program (IBP). The main objective of the project was to provide basic information on the primary productivity ofthe tropical rain forest, which was thought to be the most productive of the world's ecosystems. After the IBP project, a collaborative program between the University of Malaya and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, for post-graduate training was carried out at Pasoh. Reproductive biology of so me dipterocarp trees featured in many of the findings arrived at through the program, contributing greatly to progress in the population genetics of rain forest trees. Since those research pro grams, apart of the Pasoh forest and its field research station have been managed by FRIM. In 1984, FRIM started a long-term ecological research program in Pasoh FR with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and Harvard University, establishing a 50-ha plot and enumerating and mapping all trees 1 cm or more in diameter at breast height. A recensus has been conducted every 5 years.

Author : Subagjo Soemodihardjo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015022043627

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Some Ecological Aspects of Tropical Forest of East Kalimantan by Subagjo Soemodihardjo Pdf

Author : Jaboury Ghazoul
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191087837

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Dipterocarp Biology, Ecology, and Conservation by Jaboury Ghazoul Pdf

Asian tropical forests are amongst the most diverse on the planet, a richness that belies the fact that they are dominated by a single family of trees, the Dipterocarpaceae. Many other families contribute to Asia's natural diversity, but few compare to the dipterocarps in terms of the number and variety of species that occupy the forest canopy. Understanding the ecology and dynamics of Asian forests is therefore, to a large extent, a study of the Dipterocarpaceae. This book synthesises our current knowledge concerning dipterocarps, exploring the family through taxonomic, evolutionary, and biogeographic perspectives. Dipterocarp Biology, Ecology, and Conservation describes the rich variety of dipterocarp forest formations in both the ever-wet and seasonal tropics, including the less well known African and South American species. Detailed coverage of dipterocarp reproductive ecology and population genetics reflects the considerable research devoted to this subject, and its particular importance in shaping the ecology of Asian lowland rain forests. Ecophysiological responses to light, water, and nutrients, which underlie mechanisms that maintain dipterocarp species richness, are also addressed. At broader scales, dipterocarp responses to variation in soil, topography, climate, and natural disturbance regimes are explored from both population and community perspectives. The book concludes with a consideration of the crucial economic values of dipterocarps, and their extensive exploitation, discussing future opportunities for conservation and restoration. This will be a useful resource for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in tropical forest ecology and management, as well as professional researchers in tropical plant ecology, forestry, geography, and conservation biology.

Author : Quentin Phillipps
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691169415

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Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology by Quentin Phillipps Pdf

This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and easily accessible field guide to the mammals of Borneo—the ideal travel companion for anyone visiting this region of the world. Covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan, the book provides essential information on 277 species of land and marine mammals and features 141 breathtaking color plates. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe taxonomy, size, range, distribution, habits, and status. This unique at-a-glance guide also includes distribution maps, habitat plates, regional maps, fast-find graphic indexes, top mammal sites, and a complete overview of the vegetation, climate, and ecology of Borneo. Covers 277 species—from orangutans and clouded leopards to otters and other marine mammals Features 141 superb color plates Includes facing-page species accounts, distribution maps, fast-find graphic indexes, and more Describes Borneo's vegetation, climate, and ecology

Author : T. Fujimori
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001-10-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080551517

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Ecological and Silvicultural Strategies for Sustainable Forest Management by T. Fujimori Pdf

Recognizing the increased interest in forest management world wide, this book addresses the current knowledge gap by defining sustainable forest management, clarifying methods by which ecological knowledge can be applied and how traditional silvicultural methods can be improved. Sustainable forest management involves the enhancement of various aspects of forest functions such as conservation of biodiversity, conservation of soil and water resources, contribution to the global carbon cycle as well as wood production. To establish ecological and silvicultural theories to enhance these functions harmoniously, recognizing the relationship between stand structures and their functions is essential. This volume presents target stand structures for aimed forest functions in relation to stand development stages, as well as ecological and silvicultural methods to lead and maintain them. Ecological and silvicultural strategies are discussed, both on stand and landscape levels, and from local to international levels in temperate and boreal forest zones.

Author : R. Bargagli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540220917

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Antarctic Ecosystems by R. Bargagli Pdf

This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the role of Antarctic research for the protection of the global environment. The book also examines possible future scenarios of climate change and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations.