Ecology, conservation, and management of Southeast Asian rainforests /
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Imprint: | New Haven : Yale University Press, c1995. |
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Description: | vii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2415476 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Richard B. Primack
- 1. Comparing Southeast Asian and Other Tropical Rainforests / T. C. Whitmore
- 2. Plant Diversity of the Malesian Tropical Rainforest and Its Phytogeographical and Economic Significance / E. Soepadmo
- 3. Structure, Dynamics, and Management of Rainforests on Nutrient-Deficient Soils in Sarawak / Eberhard F. Bruenig and Hans J. Droste
- 4. Links Between Vertebrates and the Conservation of Southeast Asian Rainforests / Junaidi Payne
- 5. Wildlife Responses to Disturbances in Sarawak and Their Implications for Forest Management / Elizabeth L. Bennett and Zainuddin Dahaban
- 6. Rainforests and Their Soils / John Proctor
- 7. Effects of Selective Logging on Soil Characteristics and Growth of Planted Dipterocarp Seedlings in Sabah / Ruth Nussbaum, Jo Anderson and Tom Spencer
- 8. Nursery and Vegetative Propagation Techniques for Genetic Improvement and Large-Scale Enrichment Planting of Dipterocarps / Pedro H. Moura-Costa
- 9. Long-Term Ecological Research in Indonesia: Achieving Sustainable Forest Management / Herwasono Soedjito and Kuswata Kartawinata
- 10. Conserving the Reservoirs and Remnants of Tropical Moist Forest in the Indo-Pacific Region / Eric Dinerstein, Eric D. Wikramanayake and Mark Forney
- 11. Identifying Sites of Global Importance for Conservation: The IUCN/WWF Centres of Plant Diversity Project / Stephen D. Davis
- 12. The Role of Totally Protected Areas in Preserving Biological Diversity in Sarawak / Abang Haji Kassim bin Abang Morshidi and Melvin Terry Gumal
- 13. The Significance of the Timber Industry in the Economic and Social Development of Sarawak / Hamid Bugo
- 14. Timber Trade, Economics, and Tropical Forest Management / Jeffrey R. Vincent
- 15. Tropical Forests and Climate / R. A. Houghton.